College of the Arts and Sciences
Dramatic Change in Brain Chemistry May Have Initiated Human Evolution
Biological anthropology researchers in Â鶹¹û¶³â€™s College of Arts and Sciences have again shed new light on the very old topic of human origins. In two new journal articles appearing this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers report likely expla…
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Kent State and Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute to Conduct NIH Research Study on Rehabilitation for Aphasia
When someone suffers a stroke, traumatic brain injury, or brain tumor, one of the common symptoms is aphasia, a disorder that arises from damage to portions of the brain, usually the left side, that are responsible for language. It impairs the expression and understanding of language as well as read…
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Kent State Researchers Revisit how to Measure the Father Factor
Providing simple encouragement goes a long way in forming a strong bond between a dad and his child, but how do you accurately measure that bond? It is a question that Â鶹¹û¶³ researchers pondered after many dads scored inaccurately low on traditional tests. Kathryn Kerns, P…
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