Month: August 2023

The Systematicity of Silent Gesture and Its Relation to Sign Languages

Silent gestures have long been viewed as distinct from spoken and sign languages, lacking the compositional structure of linguistic systems. However, recent research challenges this notion by highlighting the consistent strategies used in representing objects and events through silent gestures. In this study, untrained gesturers demonstrated a systematic manipulation of gesture form when representing events […]

Published on August 28, 2023

Mental Health Spending Soars Amid Pandemic

Just like the popularity of a hot new toy during the holiday season, spending on mental health services has skyrocketed since the start of the pandemic. It’s like everyone suddenly realized mental health is just as important as physical health! While telehealth services initially saw a surge in usage, they have now reached a steady […]

Published on August 28, 2023

Semantic cognition versus numerical cognition: a topographical perspective

Semantic cognition and numerical cognition are dissociable faculties with separable neural mechanisms. However, recent advances in the cortical topography of the temporal and parietal lobes have revealed a common organisational principle for the neural representations of semantics and numbers. We discuss their convergence and divergence through the prism of topography. Read Full Article (External Site) […]

Published on August 26, 2023