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Research publications 2013
February 25, 2013
Max Planck Institute Director Peter Hagoort researches the complex score in the brain that enables humans to speak
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Research publications 2012
September 20, 2012
Researchers introduce a new method to analyse the evolution of structural features in more than 50 language families
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August 29, 2012
Different chimp communities display various styles of grooming behaviour
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August 27, 2012
A new study by an international team of researchers, including Michael Dunn from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, suggests that the family tree of languages has roots in Anatolia
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April 12, 2012
In humans and chimpanzees knowledge is transmitted within a group by means of a majority principle
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January 03, 2012
Research suggests that great apes are capable of calculating the odds before taking risks
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Research publications 2011
November 29, 2011
The app enables scientists to collect large volumes of data on language processing in the brain
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November 01, 2011
Does understanding emotions depend on the language we speak, or is our perception the same regardless of language and culture?
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October 25, 2011
Children as young as four years of age conform their public opinion to the majority
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October 13, 2011
Humans like to work together in solving tasks - chimps don't
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August 31, 2011
Scientists decode mode of action of foxp2
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April 14, 2011
Sentence structure differs between language families
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March 11, 2011
Changing the way people use their hands can change their judgments about the abstract ideas of goodness and badness.
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February 01, 2011
Chimpanzee mothers find it difficult to let go off their dead infants
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Research publications 2010
October 18, 2010
Genetic methods have revolutionized research into many aspects of languages, including the tracing of their origins.
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July 29, 2010
Politicians’ gestures can reveal their thoughts
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March 01, 2010
A universal grammar for all languages does not exist. Instead, there might be universal rules of usage
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Research publications 2009
December 14, 2009
Study on memory for dance moves discovers substantial cross-cultural diversity in human cognition
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November 11, 2009
Second-language listening ability improvement by watching movies with subtitles
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Research publications 2005
December 05, 2005
The Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics celebrates 25 years of success in studying language acquisition, use, and comprehension
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