FeaturedPsychology·March 28, 2016·7 min readNot That Face! Facial Expressions Act As Grammatical MarkersA single, universal facial expression is interpreted across many cultures as the embodiment of negative emotion, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 27, 2016·4 min readMom and Baby Communication in ChimpanzeesA new study looks at how mother and infant chimpanzees communicate with each other.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 24, 2016·4 min readLonger Distance Migratory Birds May Be SmarterAccording to a new study, birds that migrate greater distances have more neurons in brain regions associated with spatial orientation and navigation.Read More
AutismFeaturedPsychology·February 24, 2016·3 min readSounds Help Develop Speech and Gestures in Children With AutismSpeech and gestures interact and that there is a strong relationship between them, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 11, 2016·4 min readWhy It’s Easier to Learn Words That Sound Like Their MeaningTeaching Japanese words to Dutch students, researchers discover ideophones, or words that sound like their meanings, are easier to learn than regular words.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 6, 2016·4 min readA More Effective Speech Therapy Approach for Children with Down SyndromeAccording to a new study, children with Down syndrome who have motor speech deficits are often inadequately diagnosed.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 4, 2016·3 min readFruit Flies Adjust Courtship Song Based on DistanceResearchers report male fruit flies can adjust the amplitude of his courtship song, depending on how far away the female is.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 2, 2016·4 min readDifferent Written Languages Are Equally as Efficient at Conveying MeaningA new study reports there is no difference in the amount of time it takes people from different countries to read and process information in different languages.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 25, 2016·4 min readHow the Brain Completes SentencesResearchers uncover how when we hear only a fraction of what is said, but are familiar with the context, we automatically are able to fill in the missing information.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 19, 2016·3 min readA Fresh Approach to Autism ResearchFindings from a new study may help to develop new methods to improve social communication in children with autism.Read More
AutismFeaturedPsychology·January 13, 2016·4 min readCould Autism Be Hiding in a Fold of the Brain?Researchers have detected a cerebral marker specific to autism in a less deep fold of the Broca's area. The marker can be identified by MRI scans in children from the age of two.Read More
Featured·January 11, 2016·6 min readMeeting of Minds: Will Computers Ever Truly Understand What We’re Saying?A new study reports our current computer systems will never truly understand what we're saying because they are unable to take into account the context of a conversation.Read More
