A recent study shows that assimilation of L2 vowels to L1 phonemes governs language learning in adulthood; researchers urge development of novel methods of second language teaching.
Jul 11, 2014
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Researchers at Aalto University have revealed that similar brain activity may underlie shared understanding of environment.
Jun 27, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—The willingness of decision makers to take risks increases when they play games of chance with money won earlier.
Apr 10, 2014
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When we watch a movie, our brains react to it immediately in a way similar to other people's brains.
Apr 1, 2014
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Scientists have discovered that playing computer games can bring players' emotional responses and brain activity into unison. By measuring the activity of facial muscles and imaging the brain while gaming, the group found ...
Nov 21, 2013
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The course of a performance appraisal interview depends on many other aspects besides words, notes a recent study.
Oct 4, 2013
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Tiina Näsi, a researcher of biomedical engineering at Aalto University, studied in her doctoral thesis the use of light in measuring the brain's blood circulation. This optical measurement may in the future help discover ...
Apr 12, 2013
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Replacement of prostheses is unpleasant to the patient and expensive to society. Replacement of failed hip prostheses gives rise to an expenditure of about 10 million euros yearly in Finland. A usual reason for the need to ...
Mar 13, 2013
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Women own and wear jewellery for the sake of others. Through their use of jewellery, women indicate belonging to a certain group, such as family or persons with a similar worldview or values. Jewellery is important for women, ...
Jan 28, 2013
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Researchers from Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT and Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland FIMM have developed a triumphant solution for predicting responses of breast cancer cells to a set of cancer ...
Nov 19, 2012
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