Infants as young as 20 months of age expect adults to display surprise when discovering a false belief, according to a new study from UC Merced professor Rose Scott.
Feb 9, 2017
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The purpose of speech is communication, not speed—so perhaps some new research findings, while counterintuitive, should come as no surprise. Whether we speak quickly or slowly, the new study suggests, we end up conveying ...
Jan 17, 2017
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(Medical Xpress)—A pair of researchers with Kyoto University has found a possible explanation for why people sometimes have trouble maintaining eye contact when talking with someone face-to-face. In their paper published ...
New research from the University of Maryland Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences suggests that understanding the effect of socioeconomic status on children's ability to learn and understand language requires identifying ...
Dec 15, 2016
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Infants less than a year old, who have yet to learn language, appear to notice differences when looking at adult women of different ethnicities, a new study by UCLA psychologists shows.
Dec 14, 2016
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New work by a University of Virginia psychologist finds that the seeds of personal and social morality emerge as early as 5 years of age.
Nov 18, 2016
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Spatial memory is something we use and need in our everyday lives. Time for morning coffee? We head straight to the kitchen and know where to find the coffee machine and cups. To do this, we require a mental image of our ...
Sep 6, 2016
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Why do some science news stories catch our eye, even if they use exaggerated, irrelevant or inaccurate information?
Aug 15, 2016
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A new Northwestern University study shows that even in infants too young to speak, the object categories infants form and their predictions about objects' behavior, are sculpted by the names we use to describe them.
Jul 19, 2016
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Neuroscientists based in Stockholm, Sweden, have found that they can make people 'feel' the space immediately around them, with participants describing the sensation as if they have a 'force field' surrounding them.
Jul 8, 2016
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