Researchers Have Theories As To Why In A Nutshell The study tested made-up words, not actual profanity. Researchers created ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Akira Shimada, President & CEO; hereinafter "NTT") has discovered that artificial neural ...

Although languages around the world vary greatly, some share similar speech sounds. A new study suggests that labiodental sounds like “f” and “v” are included in about half of the world’s languages ...

Most of us can relate to feeling uncomfortable when someone scrapes their nails down a chalkboard. For those with the ...

During deep sleep%2C the brain%27s electrical patterns follow a slow oscillating rhythm Listening to sounds tuned to brain rhythms improves memory Such sounds may also help with insomnia%2C the study ...

Though the sound of chewing may be unpleasant, most of us do not respond with a fight-or-flight reaction, a condition known as misophonia. A new study explored this phenomenon and discovered that, ...

When it comes to music, what we see may be even more important than what we hear. In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Chia-Jung Tsay had ...

A recent study from Brazil shows that heat stress is disrupting a critical component of photosynthesis in tree species found in the Amazon and Cerrado belt. Leaves heat up faster than the ambient air, ...

Ever suddenly realize you had picked up certain words or ways of speaking from a close friend? It turns out that humans are ...

A new analysis from University of California San Diego researchers is drawing a direct line between guns in the home and ...