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Decoding 'noisy' language in daily life: Study shows how people rationally interpret linguistic input

Suppose you hear someone say, "The man gave the ice cream the child." Does that sentence seem plausible? Or do you assume it is missing a word? Such as: "The man gave the ice cream to the child."

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Study shows people capable of reading and solving math equations subconsciously

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Hebrew University in Jerusalem have found that contrary to popular thinking, people are capable of reading sentences and solving math problems without consciously thinking ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (10) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

Potent antibodies neutralize HIV and could offer new therapy, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Having HIV/AIDS is no longer a death sentence, but it's still a lifelong illness that requires an expensive daily cocktail of drugs—and it means tolerating those drugs' side effects and ...

Immunology created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study reveals linguistic deficits behind autistic children's difficulties understanding other people

One of the defining characteristics of autism is difficulty communicating with others. However, it is unclear whether those struggles arise only from the poor social skills commonly associated with autism, ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Feelings of power can diffuse effects of negative stereotypes, study says

(Medical Xpress)—New research from social psychologists at Indiana University Bloomington suggests that feeling powerful might protect against the debilitating effects of negative stereotypes.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Children with brain lesions able to use gestures important to language learning

Children with brain lesions suffered before or around the time of birth are able to use gestures – an important aspect of the language learning process– to convey simple sentences, a Georgia State University researcher ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists identify new strategy to fight deadly infection in cystic fibrosis

New research suggests that lowering excessive levels of a protein in immune system cells could be a strategy to clear an infection that is deadly to patients with cystic fibrosis (CF).

Medical research created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New technique helps stroke victims communicate

(Medical Xpress)—Stroke victims affected with loss of speech caused by Broca's aphasia have been shown to speak fluidly through the use of a process called "speech entrainment" developed by researchers ...

Neuroscience created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hearing positive verbs can induce unconscious physical response

Hearing a verb related to physical action automatically increases the force with which people grip objects, but has no effect on their physical reaction if the word is presented in the negative form, according to research ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Psychopaths get a break from biology

A University of Utah survey of judges in 19 states found that if a convicted criminal is a psychopath, judges consider it an aggravating factor in sentencing, but if judges also hear biological explanations ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Research shows new prognosis tool for deadly brain cancer

A diagnosis of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is generally a death sentence, but new research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison lab of Dr. John Kuo shows that at least one subtype is associated with a longer life expectancy. ...

Cancer created Jun 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'You're gonna need a bigger quote!': What makes movie lines memorable

(Medical Xpress) -- Whether it's a line from a movie, an advertising slogan or a politician's catchphrase, some statements take hold in people's minds better than others. By applying computer analysis to a database of movie ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Inside the brains of jurors: Neuroscientists reveal brain activity associated with mitigating criminal sentences

(Medical Xpress) -- When jurors sentencing convicted criminals are instructed to weigh not only facts but also tricky emotional factors, they rely on parts of the brain associated with sympathy and making ...

Neuroscience created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Be it numbers or words -- the structure of our language remains the same

It is one of the wonders of language: We cannot possibly anticipate or memorize every potential word, phrase, or sentence. Yet we have no trouble constructing and understanding myriads of novel utterances every day. How do ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

For new mom with aphasia, 'giving up was not an option'

(HealthDay)—At 25, Rachel Eagly had a one-week-old son and a vicious headache. But she never would have guessed that the headache signaled a major stroke that would temporarily seize her ability to speak ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0