Less pain for learning gain: Research offers a strategy to increase learning with less effort
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists long have recognized that many perceptual skills important for language comprehension and reading can be enhanced through practice. Now research from Northwestern University suggests a new way ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 22, 2010 |
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Adults with dyslexia have problems with non-speech sounds too
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dyslexia is usually associated with persistent reading, spelling, and sometimes speech difficulties that are hard to overcome. One theory proposed to explain the condition is that people with dyslexia suffer ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 01, 2010 |
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Glasgow's joking computer
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Glasgow Science Centre in Scotland is exhibiting a computer that makes up jokes using its database of simple language rules and a large vocabulary.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Researchers Find Language Helps People Solve Spatial Problems
(PhysOrg.com) -- By testing people who use an emerging sign language in Nicaragua, Wellesley College Assistant Professor of Psychology Jennie Pyers and her colleagues found that people who have more complex language skills ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 21, 2010 |
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Language Helps People Solve Spatial Problems: Study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Language appears to be key in helping humans figure out the physical world. By testing people who use an emerging sign language in Nicaragua, Wellesley College Assistant Professor of Psychology Jennie Pyers ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 27, 2010 |
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Protein linked to problems with executive thinking skills
New research shows that a high level of C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker for inflammation in the blood, is associated with brain changes that are linked to problems with executive thinking skills. The study is published ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 29, 2010 |
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Reading to kids a crucial tool in English language development
Poring over the works of Dr. Seuss, the adventures of the Bernstain Bears or exploring the worlds of Hans Christian Andersen with a child has always been a great parent-child bonding exercise.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2010 |
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Language skills in your twenties may predict risk of dementia decades later
People who have superior language skills early in life may be less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease decades later, despite having the hallmark signs of the disease, according to research published in the July 9, 2009, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 08, 2009 |
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The brain maintains language skills in spite of alcohol damage by drawing from other regions
Researchers know that alcoholism can damage the brain's frontal lobes and cerebellum, regions involved in language processing. Nonetheless, alcoholics' language skills appear to be relatively spared from alcohol's damaging ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 20, 2009 |
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Preschoolers' language skills improve more when they're placed with more-skilled peers
Preschool children with relatively poor language skills improve more if they are placed in classrooms with high-achieving students, a new study found.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Class in session: Upper middle class preschoolers silence less fortunate peers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Preschool upper middle class children tend to ask for help and argue their points effectively -- sometimes to the detriment of their classmates from working class families.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 30, 2011 |
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The changing roles of 2 hemispheres in stroke recovery
Most people who survive a stroke recover some degree of their motor, sensory and cognitive functions over the following months and years. This recovery is commonly believed to reflect a reorganisation of the central nervous ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Building language skills more critical for boys than girls
Developing language skills appears to be more important for boys than girls in helping them to develop self-control and, ultimately, succeed in school, according to a study led by a Michigan State University researcher.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 22, 2010 |
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The Medical Minute: Making fitness fun for everyone
(PhysOrg.com) -- Heading outdoors with family and friends is a great opportunity for children to have fun, be active, expand their imaginations and experience all the joys of nature. With longer, warmer days, it’s important ...
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Kids with hearing loss in one ear fall behind in language skills
By the time they reach school age, one in 20 children have hearing loss in one ear. That can raise significant hurdles for these children, say the results of a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. ...
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