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For decades, researchers studying the cognitive science of language acquisition have wrestled with a fundamental question – how important is experience in learning a language? And how does that experience affect language development?

The role of experience is difficult to study because people typically process the input data they experience –  the language they’re exposed to through daily life, interacting with others, watching videos, listening to conversations and media, etc. – and create language through

Scouring more than a century of studies, Cornell researchers found left-handers are actually underrepresented in the most creative fields, contrary to popular perception.

Eventual proof of a clear association between genes that express a salivary enzyme and Type 2 diabetes could lead to genetically testing people at birth to predict their susceptibility.