Cognitive Science

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The Power of Meta-Analysis in Evaluating Infant Language Models

Imagine you have a group of talented chefs, each coming up with their own recipes for a delicious dish. Some claim their recipes are the best, but how can you know for sure? Well, what if you could gather data from thousands of people who have tasted each chef’s dish and analyze it all together? […]

Published on July 3, 2023

Unlocking the Enigma of Color Appearance

Just like a burst of confetti, our perception of color is an exhilarating display of wonder. The captivating names given to the colors of the year add an intriguing twist to this phenomenon. While we can measure color using numerical codes that represent the activity of our cones, this trichromatic system fails to capture the […]

Published on July 1, 2023

Changes in white matter functional networks across late adulthood

Imagine the brain as a communication network, with cortical regions sending messages to each other through white matter fibers. Just like a telephone wire can degrade over time, the age-related degeneration of white matter in the brain can affect communication between these regions. In this study, researchers investigated how the blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) […]

Published on June 30, 2023