In a way yes. When it comes to making value judgments and making decisions, men tend to see things black or white, while women "distinguish more shades of gray", as shown by a recent study by the University of Warwick (UK).
Repeating the same story over and over again is good for children's learning, according to a study by the British University of Sussex, whose authors consider that it is this repetition that accelerates the acquisition of new vocabulary.
Language plays an important role in learning the meaning of numbers, according to a new study conducted by psychologist Susan Goldin-Meadow, from the University of Chicago (USA) and published in the scientific journal PNAS.
Research by Canadian and French scientists reveals that bilingual two-year-olds have cognitive benefits and greater attention control. The findings are published in the 'Journal of Experimental Child Psychology'.
After analyzing 380,000 messages, a team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University (USA) has concluded that by analyzing the words and expressions used by Twitter users, it is possible to find out where they live.
Speaking two or more languages can delay the appearance of symptoms of Alzheimer's disease such as memory loss or confusion by up to five years, according to a study by Canadian scientists published by the journal 'Neurology'.
In 2006, the update of one of the best-selling English dictionaries in the United States, the Merrian-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, included the use of the word "google" as a verb for the first time. The equivalent in Spanish is "googlear".
Human language evolved from combinations of syllables and manual gestures, according to a study by the École Normale Supérieure de Paris (France) published in the journal 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences' (PNAS).
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
