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Language Disorder Tied to Genetics Research published in the current issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science has shown genetics to be the most important factor in the development of Specific language impairment (SLI), a condition which causes slow language development unrelated ... Continue reading Language Disorder Tied to Genetics
Bilingualism Staves Off Dementia Scientists at Canada's Rotman Research Institute at the Baycrest Research Centre for Aging and the Brain have found that using two languages throughout one's life delays symptoms of dementia for up to four years. Researchers charted 184 patients with Alzhe... Continue reading Bilingualism Staves Off Dementia
PsychBriefs: August 3 - 10, 2007 Our weekly wrap-up of news, interesting research, and noteworthy happenings in the worlds of psychiatry, psychology, and social work. Women Less Likely to Choose Manly Men for Long Haul When looking for long-term commitment, women view men with more femini... Continue reading PsychBriefs: August 3 - 10, 2007
Toddlers Understand Whole Better Than Parts Children in the early stages of language acquisition are more likely to attribute new vocabulary to whole objects rather than parts, shows a new study. Continue reading Toddlers Understand Whole Better Than Parts
Fathers Suffering Post-partum Depression May Hinder Child Development Men are also at a high risk for depression following the birth of a child, shows new research presented at the American Psychiatric Association meeting in Washington last week. Continue reading Fathers Suffering Post-partum Depression May Hinder Child Development
Gestures May Reveal Innate Linguistic Structure An English speaker kicks a ball, but a Turkish speaker ball kicks--at least if you're following the grammatical order of his or her language. However, a new study shows that without words, speakers of these two language order things in the same way. Continue reading Gestures May Reveal Innate Linguistic Structure |
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