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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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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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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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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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 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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Lower lexical recall in bilingual kids no cause for alarm
If your French Immersion student is scratching their tęte over not being able to think of the English word for sifflet or the French word for keyboard, a University of Alberta researcher has a sage piece of advice. Relax, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 16, 2009 |
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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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Baby Einstein Controversy: Professor Offers Healthy Language Learning Alternatives for Young Children
(PhysOrg.com) -- Baby Einstein videos have become a staple in many American households until recently when the Walt Disney Company decided to refund the product, acknowledging that these ever-popular videos were not intended ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 05, 2009 |
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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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Latino toddlers lag in cognitive growth
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two new studies led by University of California, Berkeley, researchers find that immigrant Latina mothers, who typically live in poor neighborhoods, give birth to healthy babies, but their toddlers start ...
Oct 20, 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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Preschoolers' language development is partly tied to their classmates' language skills
Young children learn how to speak and understand language from the words parents speak at home and teachers speak in preschool. A new longitudinal study has found that their preschool classmates also play a part.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 15, 2009 |
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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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Job seekers: How do you rate with employers?
Finding employment can be a daunting task. Millions of college graduates, new to the professional work force, face this challenge every year after receiving their degrees. Many have sacrificed and toiled for perfect grades, ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 22, 2011 |
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