News tagged with writing ability


Computerized writing aids make writing easier for persons with aphasia

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

It is possible to improve writing skills for those with aphasia with the aid of computerised writing aids. This is the conclusion of a doctoral thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.





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Pre-school age exercises can prevent dyslexia

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 27, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 0

A typical characteristics of children's linguistic development are early signs of the risk of developing reading and writing disabilities, or dyslexia. New research points to preventive exercises as an effective means to ...


The pen may be mightier than the keyboard

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to writing the pen apparently is mightier than the computer keyboard. Second, fourth and sixth grade children with and without handwriting disabilities were able to write more and faster when ...


The New Literacy: Stanford study finds richness and complexity in students' writing

The New Literacy: Stanford study finds richness and complexity in students' writing

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Today's kids don't just write for grades anymore. They write to shake the world. Moreover, they are writing more than any previous generation, ever, in history. They navigate in a bewildering ...


Silk-based optical waveguides meet biomedical needs

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

There is a growing need for biocompatible photonic components for biomedical applications - from in vivo glucose monitoring to detecting harmful viruses or the telltale markers of Alzheimer's. Optical waveguides are of ...


Papershow is portable whiteboard, presentation, more

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1

It all began with the blackboard that lets you write on a large surface for all to see and that can be easily erased. To this day, blackboards continue to be found mostly in schools. It's how teachers communicate their ideas ...


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'Word-vision' brain area confirmed

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created Apr 19, 2006 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

French neuroscientists have ended a long controversy, confirming a specific area of the human brain plays a causal role in our ability to recognize words.


Mania linked to desire for fame, success: study

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 4

People with manic or bipolar tendencies have higher expectations of what they can achieve in terms of success, money and fame, a new study published Monday finds.


'Electro Pen' may impact a host of developing nanotechnologies

Writing at the Nanoscale: 'Electro Pen' may impact a host of developing nanotechnologies

Nanotechnology /

created Aug 29, 2005 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

At the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, scientists have developed a new chemical "writing" technique that can create lines of "ink" only a few tens of nanometers, or billionths of ...


Magnetic brain stimulation improves skill learning

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The use of magnetic pulses to stimulate the dorsal premotor cortex (PMd) region of the brain results in an improved ability to learn a skilled motor task. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience show t ...


Formula to detect an author's literary 'fingerprint'

Formula to detect an author's literary 'fingerprint'

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Using literature written by Thomas Hardy, DH Lawrence and Herman Melville, physicists in Sweden have developed a formula to detect different authors' literary 'fingerprints'.



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