Month: August 2024

Bilingualism modifies cognition through adaptation, not transfer

The standard explanation for bilingual effects on cognition is that an aspect of language processing transfers to nonverbal cognitive performance, leading to improvements in executive functioning. However, much evidence is incompatible with that view, and transfer across those domains seems unlikely. The present argument is that bilingual experience modifies cognition through an adaptation to the […]

Published on August 20, 2024

AI Program Identifies Autism Early

AI can help predict which young kids are more likely to develop autism, a new study says. The AI looks for patterns in medical data that can be easily obtained from children 2 or younger without extensive assessments or clinical tests, researchers said. The “AutMedAI” program… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David […]

Published on August 20, 2024

US Births Have Fallen by 17 Percent Since 2007

Final government data finds the number of U.S. births falling by 2% last year compared to 2022, continuing a decades-long decline. Overall, annual U.S. birth numbers have fallen by 17% since peaking in 2007, according to the new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, […]

Published on August 20, 2024