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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 16, 2015Neuroscience
Neuroscientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered how the powerful brain hormone oxytocin acts on individual ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 13, 2015Neuroscience
Is visual input essential to how the topographical map of the visual cortex develops in the human brain?
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While it's new in terms of scientific notice, the marine creature recently discovered in Canada by a team from the Unive ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 20, 2015Neuroscience
Doctor-writer Oliver Sacks' essay collections, like Musicophilia, introduced stories to the public that expl ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 19, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
A research team led by Karina Xavier, PhD, at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal has shown that bacteri ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 13, 2015Neuroscience
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In a study published in the current online issue of JAMA Psychiatry, an international team of scientists, led by researc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 10, 2015Neuroscience
Lindsay Borthwick, Yale
Thousands of genetic "dimmer" switches, regions of DNA known as regulatory elements, ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 05, 2015Earth & The Environment
DNA analysis has revealed evidence for a massive migration into the heartland of Europe 4,500 years ago.
Written By: Robert WoodardFEB 23, 2015Neuroscience
Crucial DNA difference between humans and chimps boosts brain size in mice.
The size of the human brain expan ...Written By: Greg CruikshankFEB 06, 2015Cardiology
While Twitter is known as an easy, direct and immediate way for people to share what's on their minds, researchers from ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderNOV 10, 2014Genetics & Genomics
In a pilot project, cognitive computing system will ‘learn' and digest data, with the aim of increasing treatment option ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeOCT 31, 2014Plants & Animals
Researchers have long known that the color red evokes certain emotions in humans. They call it the "red effect." In the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 28, 2014Health & Medicine
The development of language is crucial for children. Without an adequate way to communicate with the world around them c ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 09, 2014Neuroscience
Do you think you're fair with others because you're just a nice guy or girl? Don't kid yourself. You're fair because it' ...Written By: Peter MicheliJUN 23, 2014Plants & Animals
In a study designed by California Institute of Technology researchers and conducted at the Kyoto University Primate Rese ...Written By: Peter MicheliMAY 12, 2014Neuroscience
When you are listening to someone speak, are you connecting on a different level with them? Can you finish off their sen ...APR 10, 2014Neuroscience
Generally, there are six emotions that are considered the basics for cognitive analysis - anger, happiness, fear, surpri ...APR 16, 2015Neuroscience
Neuroscientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered how the powerful brain hormone oxytocin acts on individual ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 13, 2015Neuroscience
Is visual input essential to how the topographical map of the visual cortex develops in the human brain?
In n ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 08, 2015Microbiology
If you thought bacteria were "loners," molecular biologist Kevin Griffith of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 08, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria have traditionally been viewed as solitary organisms that "hang out on their own," says molecular biologist Kev ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 07, 2015Immunology
Modern humans have been blamed for killing off the Neanderthals by out competing them, breeding with them and even outri ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 02, 2015Neuroscience
One afternoon in October 2012, a communication therapist from Manchester visited the home of Laura and her three childre ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 01, 2015Plants & Animals
Humpback whales are renowned for their ability to produce songs of remarkable beauty, complexity, and duration. But scie ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 31, 2015Neuroscience
Even before Ronald Reagan became the oldest elected president, his mental state was a political issue. His adversaries o ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 30, 2015Plants & Animals
While it's new in terms of scientific notice, the marine creature recently discovered in Canada by a team from the Unive ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 20, 2015Neuroscience
Doctor-writer Oliver Sacks' essay collections, like Musicophilia, introduced stories to the public that expl ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 19, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
A research team led by Karina Xavier, PhD, at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal has shown that bacteri ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 13, 2015Neuroscience
Pigeons might never ask noontime park-bench noshers to share their lunch, but the birds known for their relative intelli ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 11, 2015Genetics & Genomics
In a study published in the current online issue of JAMA Psychiatry, an international team of scientists, led by researc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 10, 2015Neuroscience
Lindsay Borthwick, Yale
Thousands of genetic "dimmer" switches, regions of DNA known as regulatory elements, ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 05, 2015Earth & The Environment
DNA analysis has revealed evidence for a massive migration into the heartland of Europe 4,500 years ago.
Written By: Robert WoodardFEB 23, 2015Neuroscience
Crucial DNA difference between humans and chimps boosts brain size in mice.
The size of the human brain expan ...Written By: Greg CruikshankFEB 06, 2015Cardiology
While Twitter is known as an easy, direct and immediate way for people to share what's on their minds, researchers from ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderNOV 10, 2014Genetics & Genomics
In a pilot project, cognitive computing system will ‘learn' and digest data, with the aim of increasing treatment option ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeOCT 31, 2014Plants & Animals
Researchers have long known that the color red evokes certain emotions in humans. They call it the "red effect." In the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 28, 2014Health & Medicine
The development of language is crucial for children. Without an adequate way to communicate with the world around them c ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 09, 2014Neuroscience
Do you think you're fair with others because you're just a nice guy or girl? Don't kid yourself. You're fair because it' ...Written By: Peter MicheliJUN 23, 2014Plants & Animals
In a study designed by California Institute of Technology researchers and conducted at the Kyoto University Primate Rese ...Written By: Peter MicheliMAY 12, 2014Neuroscience
When you are listening to someone speak, are you connecting on a different level with them? Can you finish off their sen ...APR 10, 2014Neuroscience
Generally, there are six emotions that are considered the basics for cognitive analysis - anger, happiness, fear, surpri ...
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