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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


Scientists tuning in to how you tune out noise

Posted: 08 May 2012 12:20 PM PDT

Although we have little awareness that we are doing it, we spend most of our lives filtering out many of the sounds that permeate our lives and acutely focusing on others – a phenomenon known as auditory selective attention. Hearing scientists are attempting to tease apart the process.

The risk of listening to amplified music

Posted: 08 May 2012 12:20 PM PDT

Listening to amplified music for less than 1.5 hours produces measurable changes in hearing ability that may place listeners at risk of noise-induced hearing loss, new research shows.

Gestures fulfill a big role in language

Posted: 08 May 2012 12:20 PM PDT

People of all ages and cultures gesture while speaking, some much more noticeably than others. But is gesturing uniquely tied to speech, or is it, rather, processed by the brain like any other manual action? Scientists have discovered that actual actions on objects, such as physically stirring a spoon in a cup, have less of an impact on the brain's understanding of speech than simply gesturing as if stirring a spoon in a cup.

Terrible twos? Study indicates finding a positive parental balance is key

Posted: 08 May 2012 09:45 AM PDT

Wondering why your toddler is acting up? Researchers say it may be time to take a look at your parental style -- and your partner's.

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