From the National Communication Association press release via Newswise: College students who frequently text message during class have difficulty staying attentive to classroom lectures and consequently risk having poor learning outcomes, finds a new study…
From the Elhuyar Fundazioa press release via EurekAlert!: What effect does a TV advert have on a viewer? How does it bring about a change in their knowledge, emotions or intentions? These questions have existed…
From the Caltech press release by Katie Neith: In both animals and humans, vocal signals used for communication contain a wide array of different sounds that are determined by the vibrational frequencies of vocal cords.…
From the UT Dallas press release: Recent studies by a UT Dallas researcher aim at finding better ways to diagnose young children with language impairments. Dr. Christine Dollaghan, a professor at the Callier Center for…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: If you want a preschooler to get the point, point. That’s a lesson that can be drawn from a new study in Psychological Science, a journal published…
From the Concordia University press release: We depend on a barrage of standardized tests to assess everything from aptitude to intelligence. But do they provide an accurate forecast when it comes to something as complex…
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release: Online daters intent on fudging their personal information have a big advantage: most people are terrible at identifying a liar. But new research is turning the tables on…
From the Wiley-Blackwell press release: Cognitive stimulation therapies have beneficial effects on memory and thinking in people with dementia, according to a systematic review by Cochrane researchers. Despite concerns that cognitive improvements may not be…
From the University of Gothenburg press release via AlphaGalileo: The language that adolescents use is often described as sloppy, with an air of ‘What’s going to happen to all these kids who can’t even talk…
From the University of Pennsylvania press release: At an age when “ba-ba” and “da-da” may be their only utterances, infants nevertheless comprehend words for many common objects, according to a new study. In research focused…