Spatial language and cognition describe an intricate interplay between the linguistic means with which we describe spatial relationships and the underlying cognitive processes that enable us to ...

The way parents interact with their children during playtime strongly influences the development of spatial skills — a predictor of success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) ...

How do children learn to categorize spatial relationships using language? While there is a fascinating literature on children's early sensitivity to spatial concepts such as containment, 'tight-fit', ...

We welcome guest bloggers Tamara Toub, Postdoctoral Fellow, Temple University; Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Professor of Psychology, Temple University and Senior Fellow Brookings Institution; Roberta Michnick ...

Cognitive neuroscientists from the Higher School of Economics and Aarhus University experimentally demonstrate how spatial navigation impacts language comprehension. The results of the study have been ...

While boosting kids’ math and verbal skills may draw more attention from parents and educators, spatial reasoning skills play an important -- sometimes overlooked -- role in academic and career ...

Emily Farran received funding from the Leverhulme Trust, the Economic and Social Research Council, the British Academy and the Centre for Educational Neuroscience to carry out research discussed in ...

There are many reasons to study ASL and learn about Deaf culture. Below are several reasons why taking ASL courses at CU-Boulder may benefit you as a prospective student: 1. Experience a different way ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Negev Arabic displays a unique spatial system characterized by referential complementarity: Intrinsic, Relative, and Absolute frames of ...