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Scientists Create Automated 'Time Machine' to Reconstruct Ancient Languages
February 12, 2013 — Ancient languages hold a treasure trove of information about the culture, politics and commerce of millennia past. Yet, reconstructing them to reveal clues into human history can require decades of ... > full storyMore: -
Noisy Classroom Simulation Aids Comprehension in Hearing-Impaired Children
February 11, 2013 — Training the brain to filter out background noise and thus understand spoken words could help the academic performance and quality of life for children who struggle to hear, but there's been little ... > full story -
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New Brain-Test App
February 8, 2013 — Smartphones offer a wealth of possibilities for psychological research. A new study shows that an iPhone app yields as reliable results as laboratory ... > full story -
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First Ever UK Based Language Tool to Decode Baby Talk Under Development
January 29, 2013 — A tool which could radically improve the diagnosis of language delays in infants in the UK is being developed by ... > full story -
Diet, Parental Behavior and Preschool Can Boost Children's IQ
January 25, 2013 — Supplementing children's diets with fish oil, enrolling them in quality preschool, and engaging them in interactive reading all turn out to be effective ways to raise a young child's intelligence, ... > full story -
How Trained Literacy Coaches Can Improve Student Reading Comprehension
January 25, 2013 — The language and reading comprehension skills of low-income upper elementary-school students -- especially English-language learners -- can improve markedly if trained literacy coaches engage ... > full story -
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Vocabulary Instruction Failing U.S. Students, Expert Says
January 24, 2013 — Vocabulary instruction in the early years is not challenging enough to prepare students for long-term reading comprehension, argues an author of a new ... > full story -
Brain Structure of Infants Predicts Language Skills at One Year
January 22, 2013 — Using a brain-imaging technique that examines the entire infant brain, researchers have found that the anatomy of certain brain areas – the hippocampus and cerebellum – can predict ... > full story -
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Public Acceptance of Climate Change Affected by Word Usage
January 22, 2013 — Public acceptance of climate change's reality may have been influenced by the rate at which words moved from scientific journals into the mainstream, according to an ... > full story -
Emotional Intelligence Mapped in Brain: Study of Vietnam Veterans With Combat-Related Brain Injuries
January 22, 2013 — A new study of 152 Vietnam veterans with combat-related brain injuries offers the first detailed map of the brain regions that contribute to emotional intelligence -- the ability to process emotional ... > full story
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