Research, news and views from the School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences. The School brings together research in philosophy, psychology and linguistics at the University of Edinburgh to find out what makes people tick by studying their thoughts, words and behaviours.
Could music be the answer to keeping us sharp in old age?
Listen to Dr Judy Okely talk about an exciting new project
looking at the potential connection between musical experiences and healthy
ageing in the brain.
Related links:
Judy Okely (https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/judith-okely)
Forward Thinking blog (https://forwardthinking.ppls.ed.ac.uk/)
Healthy mental ageing - the Lothian Birth Cohorts (https://www.ed.ac.uk/ppls/psychology/research/impact/better-mental-ageinghttp://)
22 Nov 2019
Babytalk - Barbora Skarabela
Should we really be using baby words with infants?
Linguists at the University of Edinburgh have been researching the use of baby talk words and Dr Barbora Skarabela is one of them.
Barbora and her colleagues recently did a study which found that words like “choo-choo” help babies pick up language quicker than adult language alone!
Listen to the podcast to find out more about this research into children’s language development.
Related links:
Wee Science | Learning from kids while they play (http://www.weescience.ppls.ed.ac.uk/)
Forward Thinking | Research, news and views from Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences (https://forwardthinking.ppls.ed.ac.uk/)
23 Aug 2019
Working memory across the adult lifespan - Robert Logie and Alicia Forsberg
Our ability to keep track of ongoing thoughts,
plans, actions, current tasks, and changes around us is essential for
everyday living.
This ability is known as working memory, a
system of the brain that allows us to focus on what we are doing, switch tasks,
solve problems, or do several things at once such as walking and talking. However, scientists disagree about what limits
our working memory ability, and how those limits change as people grow older.
The project Working
Memory Across the Adult Lifespan (WoMAAC) brings together three research groups who disagree with different theories of how and why working memory changes with age.
Here to discuss
are psychology researchers Professor Robert Logie and Dr Alicia Forsberg, both
part of the University of Edinburgh project team.
Related links:
WoMAAC project website (http://womaac.psy.ed.ac.uk/)
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