Archive for January 16th, 2012

Henry Markram builds a brain in a supercomputer | Video on TED.com

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Via Scoop.it – Brain and Language TED Talks Henry Markram says the mysteries of the mind can be solved — soon.See it on Scoop.it, via BrainWorks…Via www.scoop.it

The Science of Sarcasm? Yeah, Right

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Via Scoop.it – Brain and Language How do humans separate sarcasm from sincerity?Via www.scoop.it

Connotation-Denotation

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Via Scoop.it – Brain and Language On one hand we see the object of the photograph, the two dimensional surface, the various degrees of lights and darks that make up the forms, and the materia…See it on Scoop.it, via Language and human…Via www.scoop.it

think, speak, behave: Linguistic relativity – first post

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Via Scoop.it – Brain and Language Linguistic relativity – first post. Okay, here’s the first post on linguistic relativity. Here are the first notes. Here is the main article I’m using for the time being.Via www.scoop.it

Ryan’s linguistics blog: thinking scientifically about language

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Via Scoop.it – Innovación en Lingüística Via linguistlessons.blogspot.com

Gestures improve language learning

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Via Scoop.it – Brain and Language (Medical Xpress) — Learning a new language usually requires written and spoken instructions but a new study shows that the use of word-specific gestures may aid in the learning process and help students better retain new words.Via medicalxpress.com

La trastienda del cierre del año UNiversidad de Valencia en SL

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Via Scoop.it – Second Life y Mundos Virtuales Montserrat Veyrat Rigat, profesora de Linguística Española, de Reórica, de Filología entre otros hace un cierre en second life, en el sitio Incubadora Educat…Via www.youtube.com