Language/Linguistics/Speech

New study shed light on some of the earliest examples of human symbolic behavior: Ancient engravings were likely produced with aesthetic intent and marked group identity. Symbolic behaviour - such as language, account keeping, music, art,…

A team of researchers piloted a Spanish version of an evidence-based English-language cognitive intervention developed at Kessler Foundation, signaling an important step toward culturally appropriate care for Spanish speakers with multiple…

UD neuroscientist Josh Neunuebel links specific action to specific sounds in miceCredit: Video and illustration Jeffrey Chase You can't call it a dictionary just yet, but University of Delaware neuroscientist Joshua Neunuebel is starting…

Hebrew University team unearths Canaanite temple at Lachish; find gold artifacts, cultic figurines, and oldest known etching of Hebrew letter 'Samech'Credit: T. Rogovski "And the Lord delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which…

Hypotheses for the origin of human languageCredit: Cedric Boeckx (University of Barcelona- ICREA-UBICS) One of the most controversial hypotheses for the origin of human language faculty is the evolutionary conjecture that language…

Even if disseminated health information is accurate, people may misunderstand or misinterpret it on their own -- but social networks may be able to help eliminate this problem by harnessing the power of collective intelligence How many…

Removing surrounding tissue adds ammunition to battle against lethal disease, UCSF-led study shows Survival may more than double for adults with glioblastoma, the most common and deadly type of brain tumor, if neurosurgeons remove the…

This important new interdisciplinary resource covering significant advances in the developmental sciences is available online nowCredit: Annual Reviews Annual Reviews, a nonprofit publisher of scholarly review journals for more than 85…

Used in virtually all of the world's languages, parentese is a speaking style that draws baby's attention. Parents adopt its simple grammar and words, plus its exaggerated sounds, almost without thinking about it. But if parents knew…

Cactus Communications acquires a Denmark-based AI solutions company to scale up its technology offerings Cactus Communications, a global scientific communications company, announced that it has acquired UNSILO, a Denmark-based Artificial…