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Babies' language learning starts from the womb

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- From their very first days, newborns' cries already bear the mark of the language their parents speak, reveals a new study published online on November 5th in Current Biology, a Cell Press ...


Do bilingual persons have distinct language areas in the brain?

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 2

A new study carried out at the University of Haifa sheds light on how first and second languages are represented in the brain of a bilingual person. A unique single case study that was tested by Dr. Raphiq Ibrahim of the ...





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Enhanced sweet taste: This is your tongue on pot

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New findings from the Monell Center and Kyushu University in Japan report that endocannabinoids act directly on taste receptors on the tongue to enhance sweet taste.


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Study: Cancer may pass from mother to unborn child

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has provided genetic evidence for the first time that it is possible for a mother to transmit cancer to her unborn child via the placenta.


Study: Speaking, eating possible after tonsil cancer surgery with reconstruction

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new technique for reconstructing the palate after surgery for tonsil cancer maintained patients' ability to speak clearly and eat most foods, a new study shows.


Device connected to tongue designed to help blind perceive images

Technology / Hi Tech

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

An experimental device that uses the tongue instead of the eyes to "see" could be on the market next year, and a blind Fresno, Calif., teen hopes to be among the first to take one home.


Study: Russian readers learn more quickly

Other Sciences / Other

created May 15, 2007 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Israeli scientists say knowing how to read and write Russian early in life can give children a linguistic advantage.


IBM Technology Improves English Speaking Skills

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 26, 2006 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Researchers at IBM's India Research Laboratory today announced that they have developed a Web-based, interactive language technology to help people who speak English as a second language improve their speaking skills.


Sucking Up To Survive

Sucking Up To Survive

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Shrink a human being down to the size of an insect, and you would no longer be able to sip lemonade from a straw. The forces that hold liquid together would simply be too great to overcome at that tiny scale.


On the tip of your tongue: Researchers reveal our motor system activates when we hear speech

On the tip of your tongue: Researchers reveal our motor system activates when we hear speech

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London have discovered our motor system activates automatically when we hear speech. These findings could, in the future, play a central role ...


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Rhesus macaque moms 'go gaga' for baby, too

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The intense exchanges that human mothers share with their newborn infants may have some pretty deep roots, suggests a study of rhesus macaques reported online on October 8th in Current Biology.


Scientist unveils secret of newborn's first words

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 26, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (13) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study could explain why "daddy" and "mommy" are often a baby's first words – the human brain may be hard-wired to recognize certain repetition patterns.



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