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A fascinating new study delves into the relationship between smoking, alcohol consumption, and the risk of Parkinson’s disease (PD). The researchers analyzed data from over 3.9 million patients to assess the influence of changes in smoking and alcohol consumption on PD risk. Surprisingly, the study found that sustained smokers, regardless of intensity, had a lower […]
Just like Winter and their team found a similar bias in English, this replication study aims to uncover whether the German language also has a preference for addition. The results confirm that there is indeed a bias in word frequencies and binomial expressions in German, suggesting that more is considered better. However, when it comes […]
Just like predicting the weather with various factors, listeners and readers utilize contextual clues to make diverse predictions about upcoming language input. These predictions can be influenced by individual differences in language experience and other factors, much like how different regions have their own unique climate patterns. There are still many unanswered questions about the […]
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