From the Anglia Ruskin University press release: Babies born into bilingual homes change the focus of their attention more quickly and more frequently than babies in homes where only one language is spoken, according to…
From the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev press release: While no one at work wants to be kept waiting, according to a new study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: A new longitudinal study of fifth and sixth graders in Germany examined the relation between classmates’ gender stereotypes and individual students’ reading outcomes to shed…
From the Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University press release: When crossing the street, which way do you first turn your head to check for oncoming traffic? This decision depends on the context of where you…
From the American Psychological Association press release: Adolescents who are bullied about their weight or body shape may be more likely to use alcohol or marijuana than those who are not bullied, according to new…
From the McGill University press release: Speech and music are two fundamentally human activities that are decoded in different brain hemispheres. A new study used a unique approach to reveal why this specialization exists. Researchers…
From the PLOS press release: People with higher obsessive-compulsive symptoms may place less trust in their past experience, leading to increased uncertainty, indecisiveness, and exploratory behaviors, according to new research presented in PLOS Computational Biology by…
From the Linguistic Society of America press release: A new study exposes the fallacy of relying on pronunciation as a measure of linguistic proficiency. The study, ‘Revisiting phonetic integration in bilingual borrowing’, by Shana Poplack,…
From the University of East Anglia press release: New research suggests that companies looking to promote their latest environmentally friendly product should downplay its green credentials if they want consumers to buy it. By highlighting…
From the Dartmouth College press release: Each day, humans and animals rely on habits to complete routine tasks such as eating and sleeping. As new habits are formed, this enables us to do things automatically…