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Foreign subtitles improve speech perception

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3 hours ago | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 2

Do you speak English as a second language well, but still have trouble understanding movies with unfamiliar accents, such as Brad Pitt's southern accent in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds? In a new study, published ...

Professor: 'Depression is like the worst disease you can get' (Video)

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13 hours ago | 4.8 / 5 (6) | 0

Depression must be understood on both a biological and psychological level, says Robert Sapolsky.

New study sheds light on brain's response to distress, unexpected events (w/ Video)

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18 hours ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

In a new study, psychologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are able to see in detail for the first time how various regions of the human brain respond when people experience an unexpected or traumatic ...

Women More Likely Than Men to Suffer Depression After Stroke

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16 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Depression occurs in as many as one-third of patients after a stroke, and women are at somewhat higher risk, according to a large new review of studies. Post-stroke depression is associated with greater disability, ...