Emulating Western lifestyles: Consumption and carbon footprints in less industrialized countries
In recent decades, a new global middle class has exploded, with a total population exceeding one billion people. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research explores the consumption attitudes of some of these members of the "new class." view more (2009-11-18)
Why can't chimps speak?
If humans are genetically related to chimps, why did our brains develop the innate ability for language and speech while theirs did not? view more (2009-11-12)
Language support is important for children with autism
Teachers and parents must be vigilant in observing difficulties with language comprehension, reading and spelling in children and young people with autism, Asperger's syndrome and ADHD. view more (2009-11-10)
Babies with an accent
In the first days of their lives, French infants already cry in a different way to German babies. view more (2009-11-09)
TV bombards children with commercials for high-fat and high-sugar foods
Childhood obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions. With more than one fourth of advertising on daytime and prime time television devoted to foods and beverages and continuing questions about the role television plays in obesity. view more (2009-11-05)
Losing your tongue
Elder Tommy George has not spoken his aboriginal language of Kuku Thaypan for three years, since his brother died. "It might die in the throat, but it stays alive in the heart," he said to the Queensland Courier-Mail in June, 2009. view more (2009-11-02)
Music makes you smarter
Regularly playing a musical instrument changes the anatomy and function of the brain and may be used in therapy to improve cognitive skills. view more (2009-10-26)
Little words that mean a lot
Little words can be very important for how we understand American films but are rarely translated into Swedish even though this is often possible, is reveiled in a new thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. view more (2009-10-20)
Dyslexia varies across language barriers
Chinese-speaking children with dyslexia have a disorder that is distinctly different, and perhaps more complicated and severe, than that of English speakers. view more (2009-10-13)
Study examines ethical dilemmas of medical tourism
Medical tourism in Latin America needs to be regulated to protect consumers, according to Université de Montréal researchers. view more (2009-10-08)
Use It or Lose It? Study Suggests the Brain Can Remember a "Forgotten" Language
Many of us learn a foreign language when we are young, but in some cases, exposure to that language is brief and we never get to hear or practice it subsequently. view more (2009-09-25)
RU kidding? Research finds that chatspeak has no impact on children's spelling ability
Parents, get ready to say OMG and watch your teens roflol. This will prolly comes as a bit of a shock to UR system, but findings from a group of University of Alberta researchers show that language commonly used in instant messaging has no effect on your child's spelling abilities. view more (2009-09-22)
Controlling the language of security
Korean computer scientists have developed a security policy specification for home networks that could make us more secure from cyber attack in our homes. They report details in the International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing. view more (2009-09-21)
Lower lexical recall in bilingual kids no cause for alarm
If your French Immersion student is scratching their tête over not being able to think of the English word for sifflet or the French word for keyboard, a University of Alberta researcher has a sage piece of advice. view more (2009-09-17)
The pen may be mightier than the keyboard
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 using a pen than a keyboard to compose essays, according to new research. view more (2009-09-17)
Tiny ancient shells point to earliest fashion trend
Shell beads newly unearthed from four sites in Morocco confirm early humans were consistently wearing and potentially trading symbolic jewellery as early as 80,000 years ago. view more (2009-08-28)
Researchers report gene associated with language, speech and reading disorders
A new candidate gene for Specific Language Impairment has been identified by a research team directed by Mabel Rice at the University of Kansas, in collaboration with Shelley Smith, University of Nebraska Medical Center, and Javier Gayán of Neocodex, Seville, Spain. view more (2009-08-28)
Study Shows Bilinguals Are Unable to 'Turn Off' a Language Completely
With a vast majority of the world speaking more than one language, it is no wonder that psychologists are interested in its effect on cognitive functioning. For instance, how does the human brain switch between languages? view more (2009-08-19)
Neural pathway missing in tone-deaf people
Nerve fibers that link perception and motor regions of the brain are disconnected in tone-deaf people. view more (2009-08-19)
Developmental language disorders at preschool age: no proof of benefit from screening
Language is a central element of social life. It is not only a prerequisite for personal relationships, but also for employment prospects. view more (2009-08-18)
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