Cognitive Science

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Improving 3D Human Motion Prediction Using a Refined GCN Model

Imagine you’re trying to predict someone’s dance moves, but all you have to go on are some blurry photos of them. What do you do? Well, you could try to analyze the photos and make an educated guess about their next move. That’s exactly what scientists are doing with 3D human motion prediction. They’re using […]

Published on June 13, 2023

Unlocking the Mystery of Nonsymbolic Arithmetic Operations in Children

Imagine you have a magical calculator that can perform arithmetic-like operations without symbols or numbers. That’s similar to what young children with limited knowledge of formal mathematics are capable of! But how exactly do these nonsymbolic arithmetic operations work? A group of researchers conducted experiments with children to investigate if there are function-like rules guiding […]

Published on June 12, 2023

Unlocking the Mysteries of Japanese Word Length

Imagine you’re studying animals and you notice a pattern – bigger animals tend to have longer names. Curious, you decide to dig deeper and explore if this pattern holds true in different groups of animals. That’s exactly what the scientists did in a recent study, but instead of animals, they focused on words in different […]

Published on June 12, 2023