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Great Ape language -- Research into non-human Great Ape language has generated a great deal of evidence suggesting that apes are capable of using sophisticated communication with humans and other apes. Gorillas and ... > full article
Hearing impairment -- A hearing impairment is a decrease in one's ability to hear (i.e. perceive auditory information). While some cases of hearing loss are reversible with medical treatment, many lead to a permanent ... > full article Learning disability -- In the United States and Canada, the term learning disability is used to refer to psychological and neurological conditions that affect a person's communicative capacities and potential to be taught ... > full article
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Autistic spectrum -- The autistic spectrum (sometimes referred to as the autism spectrum) is a developmental and behavioral syndrome that results from certain combinations of characteristically autistic traits. Although ... > full article
Communication -- Communication is the process of exchanging information, usually via a common protocol. "Communication studies" is the academic discipline focused on communication forms, processes and meanings, ... > full article Neocortex (brain) -- The neocortex is a part of the brain of mammals. It is the top layer of the cerebral hemispheres, 2-4 mm thick, and made up of six layers, labelled I to VI (with VI being the innermost and I being ... > full article The evolution of human intelligence -- The nature and origins of hominid intelligence is a much-studied and much-debated topic, of natural interest to humans as the most successful and intelligent hominid species. There is no universally ... > full article
Traumatic brain injury -- Traumatic brain injury (TBI), traumatic injuries to the brain, also called intracranial injury, or simply head injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes brain damage. With mild TBI, the patient may ... > full article Rett syndrome -- Rett syndrome (or Rett's disorder) is a progressive neurological disorder that is classified as a pervasive developmental disorder by the DSM-IV. The symptoms of this disorder are easily confused ... > full article
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Advances In Genetics Should Make Learning Easier, According To Professor (April 27, 2007) -- There is a revolution in brain scanning, genetics, and other biological technologies illuminating the learning process, but still, most teachers and students aren't getting much benefit from them, ... > full story
Non-native Kindergarteners Learn Vocabulary Faster Than Native English-speakers WIth The Right Lessons (April 27, 2007) -- Analyzing rates of target word acquisition and overall vocabulary development, this study finds that students learning English as a second language pick up general vocabulary more quickly and target ... > full story
Sleep Strengthens Your Memory (April 25, 2007) -- Sleep not only protects memories from outside interferences, but also helps strengthen them, according to recent ... > full story
The Power Of Speaking Ladylike (April 25, 2007) -- Does gender make a difference in the way politicians speak and are spoken to? This is the question posed in a new study. The study of transcripts of three television and two radio interviews of Bill ... > full story
Sleep Enforces The Temporal Sequence In Memory (April 18, 2007) -- We have usually quite strong memories of past events like an exciting holiday or a pleasant birthday party. However it is not clear how the brain keeps track of the temporal sequence in such ... > full story
Retinal Implants May Be Significantly Enhanced With New Software (April 13, 2007) -- Neural computation scientists have created a software system that is hoped to improve the function of retinal implants significantly: With the aid of the software, the visual prosthesis "learns" to ... > full story
Lip-read Me Now, Hear Me Better Later (April 13, 2007) -- Experience hearing a person's voice allows us to more easily hear what they are saying. Now research has shown that experience seeing a person's face also makes it easier to hear ... > full story
Infants With Autistic Siblings May Display Early Social, Communication Problems (April 5, 2007) -- Younger siblings of children with autism spectrum disorders do not perform as well on tests of social and communication development compared with siblings of children without developmental problems ... > full story
Brain Fends Off Distractions (March 26, 2007) -- Dutch researcher Harm Veling has demonstrated that our brains fend off distractions. If we are busy with something we suppress disrupting external influences. If we are tired, we can no longer do ... > full story
Are You Right Eyed Or Left Eyed? (March 26, 2007) -- A person has two hands, two legs, two eyes, two cerebral hemispheres. But it is only at first sight that a human being is a symmetric creature. Firstly, we have a leading hand, the right one with the ... > full story
New Technology Making Brain Tumor Surgery Less Risky (March 23, 2007) -- Brain specialists at the Neuroscience Institute at University Hospital and the University of Cincinnati have taken a significant step forward in their quest to treat difficult tumors while preserving ... > full story
Monkey See, Monkey Do? Novel Study Sheds Light On Imitation Learning (March 20, 2007) -- What is the very best way to learn a complex task? Is it practice, practice, practice, or is watching and thinking enough to let you imitate a physical activity, such as skiing or ballet? A new study ... > full story
Anatomy and Physiology for Speech, Language, and Hearing
Revised and updated with a vibrant new two-color interior design, this third edition of the best-selling Anatomy and Physiology of Speech, Language, and Hearing continues to make anatomy and ... > read more
Head First Design Patterns
You're not alone. At any given moment, somewhere in the world someone struggles with the same software design problems you have. You know you don't want to reinvent the wheel (or worse, a flat ... > read more
Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics, 14-volume Set, Second Edition
The first edition of ELL (1993, Ron Asher, Editor) was hailed as "the field's standard reference work for a generation". Now the all-new second edition matches ELL's comprehensiveness and high ... > read more
Applied Statistics and the SAS Programming Language (5th Edition)
As the SAS© programming language continues to evolve, this guide follows suit with timely coverage of the combination statistical package, database management system, and high-level programming ... > read more
LabVIEW for Data Acquisition
Preface I've been interested in gadgets and computers since grade school, particularly gadgets connected to computers. My first real gadget-to-computer project, at age 16, was an alarm for my car ... > read more
Applying UML and Patterns : An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and Iterative Development (3rd Edition)
Good software starts with a good design, and the subtitle of Applying UML and Patterns, "An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/D) and the Unified Process" reinforces that that's ... > read more
Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide, Second Edition
Ruby is an increasingly popular, fully object-oriented dynamic programming language, hailed by many practitioners as the finest and most useful language available today. When Ruby first burst onto ... > read more
Programming the Universe : A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes On the Cosmos
Is the universe actually a giant quantum computer? According to Seth Lloyd—Professor of Quantum-Mechanical Engineering at MIT and originator of the first technologically feasible design for a ... > read more
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt : 3 Volume Set
Featuring 600 original articles written by leading scholars, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt goes far beyond the records of archaeology to make available what we know about the full social, ... > read more
Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture
In the spring of 1999 I flew to Chicago to consult on a project being done by ThoughtWorks, a small but rapidly growing application development company. The project was one of those ambitious ... > read more
