learning and language

The way the brain processes long texts. From a study by Prof. Roy Reichert and Dr. Rafael Tikochinsky; Technion

This is how the brain deals with large units of text

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Researchers at the Technion discovered that, unlike artificial language models, which analyze long texts as one piece, the human brain synthesizes what it has read into a kind of "summary" that allows it to understand the rest of the text.
Parents talking to their children. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The parents adapt the way of speaking with the babies to their development

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Researchers from the Hebrew University and their partners around the world have discovered that parents repeat words more often when talking to young babies, and use a more varied vocabulary as the children get older
Children's theater. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Research on the stage

Theater researchers examined the reception of the Haifa International Festival for Children's Plays
Figure: Dotan Reis using DALEE 2

What you can learn from ChatGPT about being human

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ChatGPT's success may require us to update our notions of what is "thought," what is "creativity," and what is "speech." Does ChatGPT think and talk like us, or is it an imitation of the real thing? What is

Things that Jews know: Are all the letters of the Hebrew alphabet hidden in the Star of David?

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New evidence brings about a paradigm shift in the field of linguistics. Illustration: pixabay.

Evidence disproves Chomsky's theory of language learning

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Dr. Hitham Taha and his research group in the cognitive research laboratory for the field of reading and learning at the Academic College of Teaching in Sakhnin. PR photo

When a child learns to write Arabic, he develops a preference for the patterns of the Arabic letters and even a preference for connected writing

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A baby is learning. Illustration: shutterstock

Baby language: how children learn to speak

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language teaching. Illustration: shutterstock

Learning a new language changes the way the brain develops

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The two parts of the brain (right and left) and the canal that separates them. From Wikipedia

The cerebral involvement in language processing depends on the characteristics of the language itself and its graphic symbols

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Research at the University of Haifa: speakers of two languages ​​manage to learn a third language more easily

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Shrolik, the Israeli of Dosh. Photo: Y.S. From Wikipedia

What's wrong with an Israeli accent?

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baby playing From WIKIMEDIA COMMONS CC license

A language intended for babies

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The birth of a language

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Chinese children in traditional costume, near a house decorated with Chinese ornaments. Photo: shutterstock

Studies: Dyslexia depends on language * It is impossible to think without words

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The relationship between gene activity and the number of binding sites of control proteins present in the control region of the gene. Shades of red and green show the level of gene activity (red indicates a high level of activity). The gray graph shows the maximum level reached by the activity of each type of control protein. Illustration: Eran Segal, Weizmann Institute

Researchers: A person has a unique version of the gene responsible for speech and language

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neurons during activity. Image: L shutterstock

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