How language proficiency correlates with cognitive skills
Multilinguals may be better equipped at multitasking: Frontiers in Psychology [...]
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Comparing primate vocalizations
Study shows Old World monkeys combine items in speech — but only two and never more, unlike humans; Frontiers in Psychology [...]
Secrets of the Learning Brain
Jacobs Foundation supports Dutch neuroscientists to spread knowledge about the learning brain to our international younger audience. [...]
Ancient cave art may be origin of modern language
Did humans speak through cave art? New paper links ancient drawings and language's origins: Frontiers in Psychology [...]
Scientists list 50 terms you may be confusing
A paper in Frontiers in Education defines 50 terms that are commonly assumed to be similar, but in fact refer to very different concepts. [...]
Iconic words critical to vocabulary acquisition in young children
Words whose form is linked to their meaning are critical to effective language learning in young children, finds a study in Frontiers in Communication. [...]
In politics, does rudeness win?
A new research project wants to track if our politics is getting ruder or whether it’s the media – stupid! — Tanya Petersen “Happy New Year to all, including to [...]