Neuroscience
Making sense of how the blind 'see' color
What do you think of when you think of a rainbow? If you're sighted, you're probably imagining colors arcing through the sky just after the rain.
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Math disability linked to problem relating quantities to numerals
Children who start elementary school with difficulty associating small exact quantities of items with the printed numerals that represent those quantities are more likely to develop a math-related learning disability than ...
Oct 25, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Adversity in early life linked to higher risk of mental health problems
New research has found that childhood adversity, such as parental conflict, death of a close family member or serious injury, before the age of nine was associated with mental health problems in late adolescence.
Apr 22, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
I say dog, you say chicken? New study explores why we disagree so often
Is a dog more similar to a chicken or an eagle? Is a penguin noisy? Is a whale friendly?
Mar 17, 2023
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Learning spatial terms improves children's spatial skills
Preschool children who hear their parents describe the size and shape of objects and then use those words themselves perform better on tests of their spatial skills, researchers at the University of Chicago have found.
Nov 9, 2011
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Neuroscience
Measurement of thoughts during knowledge acquisition
In a recent learning study, researchers were able to show that new conceptual information is stored along spatial dimensions in the form of a mental map located in the hippocampus. Together with colleagues from the Donders ...
Mar 26, 2019
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Dentistry
Caring for baby's teeth starts before birth
(HealthDay)—A child's dental health begins at the time of conception, says an expert who recommends mothers-to-be visit the dentist before, during and after pregnancy.
Apr 5, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study: No evidence to support link between violent video games and behaviour
Researchers at the University of York have found no evidence to support the theory that video games make players more violent.
Jan 16, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Inner voice of anorexia under investigation with help from people with lived experience
During Eating Disorders Awareness Week (22-28 February), researchers from The University of Manchester are recruiting people with a diagnosis of anorexia for a new study into the concept of 'the anorexic voice'.
Feb 25, 2016
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Neuroscience
Brain processes concrete and abstract words differently
A new review explores the different areas of the brain that process the meaning of concrete and abstract concepts. The article is published ahead of print in the Journal of Neurophysiology (JNP).
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