Psychology & Psychiatry
What is love, actually? The world's languages describe emotions very differently
Is the meaning of love truly universal? It might depend on the language you speak, a new study finds.
Dec 23, 2019
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Neuroscience
Researchers investigate the effects of eye movements when reading texts in different languages
The existence of language universality has been a key issue in psychology and linguistics, since the understanding of universals is crucial for the development of information perception models.
Dec 2, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
A 'metaphor menu' for cancer patients launched by researchers
The first manual of expressions describing cancer has been developed by researchers to help patients make sense of their disease.
Nov 11, 2019
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Neuroscience
Bilingual babies' brains are 'prepped' to respond to sign language
Babies raised listening to two spoken languages have a different brain response to British Sign Language compared to monolinguals, even if they have no previous sign language experience, a study from Goldsmiths, University ...
Oct 30, 2019
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Pediatrics
To learn English, bilingual children need robust vocabulary from parents and caregivers
The way a highly proficient speaker of English talks to a child is different from the way a less proficient speaker does. Even for two-year-olds, these differences matter in how they acquire and develop language skills. Early ...
Oct 9, 2019
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Neuroscience
The amazing baby brain says 'pas de problème' with bilingualism
People often say that babies are like little sponges —with their ability to soak up language quickly and easily.
Jul 30, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Babies can learn link between language and ethnicity, study suggests
Eleven-month-old infants can learn to associate the language they hear with ethnicity, recent research from the University of British Columbia suggests.
Jun 25, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Listeners get an idea of the personality of the speaker through voice
A paper published by Cristina Baus and Albert Costa, UPF researchers at the Center for Cognition and Brain (CBC), in collaboration with researchers from the Université Aix-Marseille and the University of Glasgow, has shown ...
Jan 30, 2019
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Health
Interpreter services critical for emergency care
(HealthDay)—Emergency department interpreters are vital to quality care, according to an article published in the October issue of the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
Sep 25, 2018
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Other
Publication characteristics tied to treatment effects
(HealthDay)—Published trials have larger treatment effects than unpublished trials, while trials published in a language other than English have larger treatment effects versus those published in English, according to research ...
Sep 6, 2018
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