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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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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Psychology & Psychiatry
Coherent? Voice disorders significantly affect listeners, too
"Fly heading two three zero, runway two seven left, cleared for takeoff." Air traffic controllers are among the 25 to 45 percent of the workforce in the United States who use their voices professionally. It is imperative ...
May 15, 2019
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Pediatrics
Want to expand your toddler's vocabulary? Find another child
Children's brains are sponges. These voracious little learners glean all kinds of information from the people around them. In particular, children mimic and learn speech patterns from their family. Previous work has shown ...
May 13, 2019
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Neuroscience
Hand movements help us understand language in a noisy environment
Hand movements (and not especially lip movements, as is often thought) are the best way to recognise language in noisy situations. The best solution is a combination of lip and hand movements. This is the conclusion of a ...
May 3, 2019
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Pediatrics
Some children find it harder to understand what strangers are saying
New research by New York University Steinhardt Associate Professor Susannah Levi finds that children with poorer language skills are at a disadvantage when given tasks or being spoken to by strangers because they cannot, ...
Apr 26, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Want to understand accented speakers better? Practice, practice, practice
Conversation is at the heart of people's lives. We use language to communicate our hopes and dreams to our closest friends, to ask for help from colleagues at work and to describe our ailments to medical professionals. Typically ...
Apr 3, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Gesturing related to storytelling style, not nationality, study
There are many stereotypes about gesturing across cultures—the idea that Italians are prone to hand-talking, for example. But new research by University of Alberta scientists suggests that the amount you gesture when telling ...
Mar 26, 2019
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Radiology & Imaging
Smart speaker technology harnessed for hospital medical treatments
Smart speakers that are customarily used in your living room can be programmed to act as an aid to physicians in hospital operating rooms, according to new research presented today at the Society of Interventional Radiology's ...
Mar 24, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Do we trust people who speak with an accent?
You are in a strange neighbourhood, your cell phone's dead, and you desperately need to find the closest garage. A couple of people on the street chime in, each sending you in opposite directions. One person sounds like a ...
Sep 18, 2018
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