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Language refers to a system of symbols humans use to communicate. These systems often include strict rules for how these symbols can be used, called grammas. Language can be written, spoken, or both.
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APR 07, 2016Genetics & Genomics
All the baby pictures, financial transactions, funny cat videos, and email messages that we hoard often require tec ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 16, 2016Neuroscience
Recent news about a scientific breakthrough that could allow skills to be uploaded directly to the brain, like in the hi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 11, 2016Genetics & Genomics
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — In the past, good science has been used for unethical purposes, like eugeni ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 09, 2016Neuroscience
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An octopus, much like a chameleon, has the ability to change its skin color. Common belief has long stood that an octopu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 08, 2016Health & Medicine
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While it might be difficult to actively recall and remember events that happened when you were very young, as it turns o ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 20, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Could being bilingual actually provide a protective effect for cognition after a stroke? A recent study was condu ...DEC 10, 2015Health & Medicine
A new study marks a step forward in figuring out the causes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD refer to a range of n ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetDEC 01, 2015Plants & Animals
In an unlikely scenario, a goat in a Safari Zoo located in Russia has befriended a tiger that it was supposed to be a me ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 18, 2015Technology
American Sign Language, or ASL, as it’s called, is the third most widely used language in the world, after English ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 09, 2015Videos
Whenever you hear the word "telepathic," you think of something hardly scientific, but instead, something more along the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 06, 2015Videos
Here's an interesting thought: do animals mourn over their lost loved ones? You'll find most of the human population thi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 08, 2015Neuroscience
When the subject of early human species comes up, the focus tends to be on bones. Researchers want to know how big they ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 21, 2015Neuroscience
For three years MIT researcher Deb Roy and a small group of researchers recorded every waking moment of Roy’s son& ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 21, 2015Neuroscience
One of the most frustrating parts of suffering a stroke is the loss of speech. The official term for it is “aphasi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 17, 2015Neuroscience
Contrary to previous thinking, Alzheimer’s disease consists of three distinct subtypes, according to a UCLA study. ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 30, 2015Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins researchers think that a common gene mutation triggers the brain damage associated with both amyotrophic l ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 20, 2015Microbiology
While most E. coli living in the intestine of people and animals are actually beneficial, some can cause severe illness. ...Written By: Sarah HertrichAUG 14, 2015Plants & Animals
The world watched the controversy over Cecil the Lion unfold when it was discovered that an American tourist had killed ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 08, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers Amber Southwell, Michael Hayden and Blair Leavitt at the University of British Columbia Centre for Molecular ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 06, 2015Neuroscience
Making a sentence grammatically acceptable is only part of the challenge. Communicating effectively also requires that t ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 31, 2015Videos
Zoo staff at Melbourne Zoo experience an "awe" moment as a baby hippo took a dip in the big pool for the first time with ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
APR 07, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
All the baby pictures, financial transactions, funny cat videos, and email messages that we hoard often require tec
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 16, 2016
Neuroscience
Recent news about a scientific breakthrough that could allow skills to be uploaded directly to the brain, like in the hi
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 11, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — In the past, good science has been used for unethical purposes, like eugeni
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 09, 2016
Neuroscience
While the field of neuroscience isn’t known for flash or glamour, the Brain Prize is definitely a prestigious and
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 08, 2016
Neuroscience
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder, which impairs communication and social interaction skills. The CDC reports that
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 03, 2016
Plants & Animals
An octopus, much like a chameleon, has the ability to change its skin color. Common belief has long stood that an octopu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 08, 2016
Health & Medicine
.body_content a{color: #175CA9;} .body_content a:hover{color: #1A4E75;text-decoration: underline;} .body_content{text-al
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 07, 2016
Neuroscience
While it might be difficult to actively recall and remember events that happened when you were very young, as it turns o
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 20, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Could being bilingual actually provide a protective effect for cognition after a stroke? A recent study was condu
...
DEC 10, 2015
Health & Medicine
A new study marks a step forward in figuring out the causes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD refer to a range of n
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
DEC 01, 2015
Plants & Animals
In an unlikely scenario, a goat in a Safari Zoo located in Russia has befriended a tiger that it was supposed to be a me
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 18, 2015
Technology
American Sign Language, or ASL, as it’s called, is the third most widely used language in the world, after English
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 09, 2015
Videos
Whenever you hear the word "telepathic," you think of something hardly scientific, but instead, something more along the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 06, 2015
Videos
Here's an interesting thought: do animals mourn over their lost loved ones? You'll find most of the human population thi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 08, 2015
Neuroscience
When the subject of early human species comes up, the focus tends to be on bones. Researchers want to know how big they
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 21, 2015
Neuroscience
For three years MIT researcher Deb Roy and a small group of researchers recorded every waking moment of Roy’s son&
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 21, 2015
Neuroscience
One of the most frustrating parts of suffering a stroke is the loss of speech. The official term for it is “aphasi
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 17, 2015
Neuroscience
Contrary to previous thinking, Alzheimer’s disease consists of three distinct subtypes, according to a UCLA study.
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 30, 2015
Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins researchers think that a common gene mutation triggers the brain damage associated with both amyotrophic l
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 20, 2015
Microbiology
While most E. coli living in the intestine of people and animals are actually beneficial, some can cause severe illness.
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
AUG 14, 2015
Plants & Animals
The world watched the controversy over Cecil the Lion unfold when it was discovered that an American tourist had killed
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 08, 2015
Neuroscience
Researchers Amber Southwell, Michael Hayden and Blair Leavitt at the University of British Columbia Centre for Molecular
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 06, 2015
Neuroscience
Making a sentence grammatically acceptable is only part of the challenge. Communicating effectively also requires that t
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 31, 2015
Videos
Zoo staff at Melbourne Zoo experience an "awe" moment as a baby hippo took a dip in the big pool for the first time with
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard