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  2. Year: 2007
  3. Month: May

Month: May 2007

UW establishes stem cell and regenerative medicine center

Posted on May 17, 2007

In an effort to strengthen and sustain its leadership in the companion fields of stem cell research and regenerative medicine, the University of Wisconsin-Madison will establish a new Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center.

Posted in 2007, News, Stem CellsTagged Stem Cells

Meditation may fine-tune control over attention

Posted on May 9, 2007

Everyday experience and psychology research both indicate that paying close attention to one thing can keep you from noticing something else.

Posted in 2007, Brain Imaging, Emotions, News, ResearchTagged Attention, Meditation, Richie Davidson

Researchers study hearing, language

Posted on May 7, 2007

Infant Learning Lab researchers have recently focused on learning more about people with delayed language comprehension by observing learning methods used by children developing normally and children experiencing language delays.

Posted in 2007, Hearing Research, Infant and Childhood Development, News, Speech & LanguageTagged binaural hearing, Infant Learning Lab, Jenny Saffran, Ruth Litovsky

Baby talk: UW’s Waisman lab explores the how and why behind an infant’s first words

Posted on May 7, 2007

A child’s first word is a special moment, their eyes widening in curiosity, one chubby finger pointing to an object in sudden recognition as “juice” or “train.”

Posted in 2007, Infant and Childhood Development, News, Speech & LanguageTagged Infant Learning Lab, Jenny Saffran, Language Learning, speech

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