Variability

Only humans have the ability to use speech. Remarkably, this communication is understandable across accent, social background, and anatomy despite a wide variety of ways to produce the necessary sounds. In JASA, published on behalf of the…

The World Cup final is in full swing, the stadium is filled to capacity, the fans are roaring, there is a flurry of flashbulbs. A free kick taker gets ready, takes a run-up and shoots. He had practiced free kicks a thousand times…

Your heart beats around 100,000 times every day. Heart rate is a key marker of cardiovascular activity and an important vital sign. But your pulse is not as steady as a precision clock – nor would you want it to be.As a…

Agnieszka Wykowska, Coordinator of IIT’s “Social Cognition in Human-Robot Interaction” lab in Genova, interacting with the humanoid robot iCub. Credit: IIT-Istituto…

Components of the total cost of ownership (TCO). Credit: Communications in Transportation Research The widespread penetration of electric…

Variability is crucially important for learning new skills. Consider learning how to serve in tennis. Should you always practice serving from the exact same location on the court, aiming at exactly the same spot? Although practising in more…

Right from birth, human brains are organized into networks that support mental functions such as vision and attention, a new study shows. Previous studies had shown that adults have seven such functional networks in the brain. This study,…

By: Kathryn Paige Harden I know a family where neither parent could read music or play an instrument. But that didn’t stop them from buying a piano. “With eight kids, at least one person was going to be musical,” the mother…

Can specific dietary guidelines help people living with bipolar disorders better manage their health? Maybe someday, according to a new study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers. Clinical trial results showed that a diet designed…

As part of an investigative series into nurse rehabilitation programs (also known as alternative-to-discipline programs), MedPage Today conducted…