Psychology & Psychiatry

The workings of human interaction and improvisation

With the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, Michael Kimmel from the University of Vienna investigates the workings of human interaction and improvisation. The cognitive scientist is trying to find out more about the ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

From sounds to the meaning

Without understanding the "referential function" of language (words as "verbal labels," symbolizing other things), it is impossible to learn a language. Is this implicit knowledge already present early in infants? A study ...