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·June 8, 2016·4 min read

Strangers Reach Mutual Understanding Through Talking and Asking Questions, Not From Non-Verbal Cues

According to researchers, when two strangers meet and interact for the first time, the extent to which they develop mutual understanding depends on how much they talk and ask questions rather than on non-verbal cues such as gestures or exchanging glances.

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·May 23, 2016·8 min read

Why Children Confuse Simple Words

When it comes to language, children deploy a more sophisticated mode of logical analysis than many experts previously thought.

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·April 11, 2016·4 min read

Using Eye Tracking to Study Linguistics

Researchers use eye tracking to examine the differences behind how English and bilingual speakers process nouns.

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·February 24, 2016·3 min read

Sounds Help Develop Speech and Gestures in Children With Autism

Speech and gestures interact and that there is a strong relationship between them, a new study reports.

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·February 21, 2016·9 min read

Language Characterizes Humans

From babbling to complex sentences, researchers delve into how our ability to produce and understand language makes us humans unique.

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·February 11, 2016·4 min read

Why It’s Easier to Learn Words That Sound Like Their Meaning

Teaching Japanese words to Dutch students, researchers discover ideophones, or words that sound like their meanings, are easier to learn than regular words.

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·February 2, 2016·4 min read

Different Written Languages Are Equally as Efficient at Conveying Meaning

A 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.

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·January 27, 2016·3 min read

Using Virtual Reality to Make Experiments More Realistic

Researchers are using virtual reality avatars to investigate how real people behave in interactions.

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·January 25, 2016·4 min read

How the Brain Completes Sentences

Researchers 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.

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·January 19, 2016·4 min read

Sounds Convey Emotions Faster and Clearer Than Words

According to researchers, the brain uses 'older' brain systems to process emotions expressed through vocalizations.

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·December 8, 2015·3 min read

Alzheimer’s Accurately Detected By Computerized Language Analysis

A new computerize linguistic approach helps researchers diagnose Alzheimer's disease with more than 82 percent accuracy.

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·December 7, 2015·3 min read

Chomsky Was Right, We Possess An Internal Grammar

Researchers find new support for Noam Chomsky’s decades-old theory that we possess an “internal grammar” that allows us to comprehend even nonsensical phrases.