Author: Dr. David Lowemann

GLP-1 Weight-Loss Meds May Lower Teens’ Suicide Risk

As with any new drug, parents and doctors may worry that the use of GLP-1 weight-loss meds by children and teens might raise psychiatric risks, including the risk for suicide and suicidal thoughts. But a new study involving more than 54,000 U.S. adolescents found no such… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David […]

Published on October 14, 2024

Grammar and Expectation in Active Dependency Resolution: Experimental and Modeling Evidence From Norwegian

Abstract Filler-gap dependency resolution is often characterized as an active process. We probed the mechanisms that determine where and why comprehenders posit gaps during incremental processing using Norwegian as our test language. First, we investigated why active filler-gap dependency resolution is suspended inside island domains like embedded questions in some languages. Processing-based accounts hold that […]

Published on October 14, 2024

A Simple Computational Model of Semantic Priming in 18‐Month‐Olds

Abstract We propose a simple computational model that describes potential mechanisms underlying the organization and development of the lexical-semantic system in 18-month-old infants. We focus on two independent aspects: (i) on potential mechanisms underlying the development of taxonomic and associative priming, and (ii) on potential mechanisms underlying the effect of Inter Stimulus Interval on these […]

Published on October 14, 2024