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…
From the UT Austin press release: In an age in which “multitasking” is often cited as a core competency for employees, organizational communication researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have begun to better…
From the UC Berkeley press release: Neuroscientists may one day be able to hear the imagined speech of a patient unable to speak due to stroke or paralysis, according to University of California, Berkeley, researchers.…
From the Georgetown University Medical Center press release: Scientists have long believed that human speech is processed towards the back of the brain’s cerebral cortex, behind auditory cortex where all sounds are received — a…
From the Durham University press release via EurekAlert!: Teaching children with autism to ‘talk things through in their head’ may help them to solve complex day-to-day tasks, which could increase the chances of independent, flexible…
From the Wichita State University press release: Sending a text message leads people to lie more often than in other forms of communication, according to new research by David Xu, assistant professor in the W.…