People who speak a language that has multiple words for different shades of colour perceive the shades more quickly. Bees have a phenomenal ability to perceive different shades of colour, and their ...

The interplay between language and colour perception has emerged as a pivotal topic in recent cognitive neuroscience and psycholinguistic research. Accumulating evidence suggests that the words we use ...

When you open your eyes, you see a colorful three-dimensional world of objects and events. Add to the mixture a panoply of sounds, smells, tastes, and bodily sensations, and you’ve got the ...

For a translator to turn one language (say, English) into another (say, Greek), she has to be able to understand both languages and what common meanings they point to, because English is not very ...

Language is more than just spoken and written words. It’s the lens through which we see the world. Language is a beautifully intricate system that allows us to express our thoughts, emotions and ...

Dr. Bosworth directs the newly established PLAY Lab situated within the heart of downtown Rochester. The Lab’s aim is to study early development of visual perception and attention in deaf and hearing ...

The idea that the language that you speak influences how you think about and experience the world (the so-called Sapir-Whorf hypothesis) has a long and storied history. A lot of research into the ...

When you open your eyes, you see a colorful three-dimensional world of objects and events. Add to the mixture a panoply of sounds, smells, tastes, and bodily sensations, and you’ve got the ...

Bees have a phenomenal ability to perceive different shades of colour, and their eyes are able to see ultraviolet light. This helps them find flowers that produce nectar. Human beings are also ...