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·March 23, 2016·3 min read

Alzheimer’s More Severe in Women Than in Men

A new study reveals women with Alzheimer's disease have poorer cognitive abilities than men at the same stage of the disease.

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·March 7, 2016·3 min read

Alzheimer’s Plaques Attack Language Center of the Brain

Researchers discover amyloid accumulation is greater on the left side of the brain with many individuals living with PPA.

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·September 18, 2017·6 min read

Analyzing the Language of Color

A new MIT study reports languages divide warmer colors into more color words than cooler shades. This, researchers note, is apparent across more than 100 languages.

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·November 4, 2019·5 min read

Anger, anxiety, insomnia: Tweets from Twitter users could predict loneliness

Linguistic analytic models found users who tweet about loneliness post significantly more frequently about mental health concerns, relationship problems, and insomnia.

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·February 16, 2021·4 min read

Answer Quickly to Be Believed

The longer a person hesitates before answering a question, the less sincere their response seems to others.

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·October 12, 2016·4 min read

Antidepressants During Pregnancy Associated with Childhood Language Disorders

Researchers report a 37 percent increase in speech or language disorders in the offspring of mothers who used SSRI antidepressants while pregnant.

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·March 31, 2019·3 min read

April Fools hoax stories could offer clues to help identify ‘fake news’

A machine learning classifier identified, with over 65% accuracy, April Fools hoaxes and fake news stories. Based on the findings, researchers present guidelines for recognizing April Fools hoaxes and fake news stories in the media.

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·August 19, 2019·3 min read

Are Attitudes Contagious?

Our attitudes toward others may be attributed to nonverbal signals as much as the behavior of other people.

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·February 24, 2016·3 min read

Are There Differences in How Speakers of Other Languages Hear Music?

Researchers investigate whether speaking a different native language has an effect on how we hear music.

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·October 25, 2021·6 min read

Artificial Intelligence Sheds Light on How the Brain Processes Language

Artificial intelligence sheds new light on how the brain processes language. Researchers report the human brain may use next word prediction to drive language processing.