Researchers grow active mini-brain-networks
Cerebral organoids are artificially grown, 3D tissue cultures that resemble the human brain. Now, researchers from Japan report functional neural […]
Neurobiologists at the University of California San Diego have pinpointed the brain area responsible for value decisions that are made […] Memory plays a crucial role in our lives, and several studies have already investigated how we store and retrieve information […] Children learn language by observing their environment, listening to the people around them, and connecting the dots between what they […] FOXP2, a gene implicated in affecting speech and language, is held up as a textbook example of positive selection on […] Human factors researchers at the University of Iowa have been looking at ways to harness technology to prevent fatalities among […] The great Laurel-or-Yanny debate of 2018 was so fun because it shined a light on the often-illusory nature of auditory […] When learning something new, there are instances where trial and error helps rather than hinders, according to recent findings by […] A world’s first QUT-led study has used artificial intelligence to analyse regional personality characteristics estimated solely from language patterns in […] When people think of “personality,” they are likely to think of traits such as warmth or extraversion. For example, a […]Language Acquisition
Scientists locate brain area where value decisions are made: Data from mouse neurons point to unexpected brain region, carrying implications for health and disease
Word order predicts a native speakers’ working memory: The language we speak affects the way we process, store and retrieve information
Machines that learn language more like kids do: Computer model could improve human-machine interaction, provide insight into how children learn language
Study challenges evolution of FOXP2 as human-specific language gene
Warnings to texting pedestrians may not eliminate risks, but they can help: Improving pedestrian safety even in the presence of warnings remains a challenge
Move over, ‘Laurel or Yanny’: Study looks at why we hear talking as singing after many repetitions
Making mistakes while studying actually helps you learn better: When learning something new, there are instances where trial and error helps rather than hinders, according to recent findings by Baycrest researchers
Massive AI Twitter probe draws heat map of entrepreneurial personality: Social media — how language is used in Twitter — is a reliable marker of economic vitality in a region
Spoken language reveals how people develop and mature: Study examines everyday language and ego level to better understand the state of moral, social and cognitive development