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·August 12, 2017·5 min read

Taboo Words’ Impact Mediated by Context, Listeners’ Likelihood of Being Offended

According to an Acta Psychologica study, context and an individual's likelihood of being offended influence how profanity effects attention.

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·August 2, 2017·2 min read

How Infant Directed Speech Shapes Your Child’s Development

Babytalk not only provides a baby with comfort and encouragement, it can also help facilitate early language development, a new study reports.

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·July 31, 2017·3 min read

People With Autism Are Less Surprised by the Unexpected

According to researchers, adults on the autism spectrum are less surprised when presented with unexpected images during learning tasks than those not on the spectrum. Additionally, those who were least surprised had the most pronounced autism symptoms.

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·July 28, 2017·5 min read

Cracking a Smile: Describing Three Smile Types by Muscle Movement

Researchers describe the different facial muscle combinations that help make three types of smiles.

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·July 25, 2017·4 min read

A Computer That Reads Body Language

A new computer system is able to see hand poses and track multiple people in real time. Researchers say that being able to detect nuances of non-verbal communication, robots will be better able to perceive what humans around them are doing.

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·July 24, 2017·3 min read

Physics of Bubbles May Explain Language Patterns

A new study reveals dialects move outwards from population centers, which may explain why some cities have their own dialects, researchers say.

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·July 24, 2017·5 min read

Low-Cost Smart Glove Translates American Sign Language Alphabet

Researchers at UCSD have developed a new gesture recognition glove that can wirelessly translate the ASL alphabet into text. The glove can also communicate back by controlling a virtual hand and mimicking gestures.

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·July 23, 2017·7 min read

Choir Helps People with Parkinson’s Disease Battle Destructive Effects to Muscles, Brain and Voice

Researchers at the Northern Arizona University are helping alleviate symptoms of Parkinson's and quash social isolation in sufferers by establishing a choir.

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·July 20, 2017·4 min read

Our Brains Synchronize During Conversation

A new study looks at how our brains synchronize when we converse with other people. Researchers found the rhythms of brainwaves adjust in both the speaker and listener according to the physical properties of sounds expressed when talking.

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·July 16, 2017·3 min read

Electrical Stimulation of Brain May Help People with Schizophrenia Learn to Communicate Better

UCLA researchers use transcranial direct current stimulation to help boost auditory processing in people with schizophrenia.

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·July 12, 2017·4 min read

When Language Suddenly Fails

Researchers at Max Planck Institute investigate why certain language abilities are lost as a result of a traumatic brain injury, and how others can be regained.

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·June 28, 2017·3 min read

Facial Models Suggest Less May Be More For a Successful Smile

Less is more when it comes to a successful smile, researcher report. In a new study, researchers presented over 800 participants with computer generated images of smiling faces. Researchers found people rated smaller smiles to be more genuine, while bigger smiles that showed more teeth were perceived less well.