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Immersive bilingualism reshapes the core of the brain
(2017-05)
Bilingualism has been shown to affect the
structure of the brain, including cortical regions related to
language. Less is known about subcortical structures, such
as the basal ganglia, which underlie speech monitoring ...
Trait Anxiety and Economic Risk Avoidance Are Not Necessarily Associated: Evidence from the Framing Effect.
(2017)
According to previous literature, trait anxiety is related to the tendency to choose safety options during risk decision-making, that is, risk avoidance. In our opinion, anxious people's risk preference might actually ...
Mitigating risk of cardiovascular disease in people living with and beyond cancer
(RCN Publishing Ltd., 2017-02-08)
Rates of cancer survival have increased in recent decades due to earlier diagnosis and improved therapies, but a longer life span does not necessarily equate to a healthier life. Chronic illness as a consequence of cancer ...
Illuminating black holes. Part 2: Vortices, soap stars, and bubble galaxies
(IOP Publishing, 2017-05-01)
The addition of soap to vortexing water produces bubble structures around the vortices' 'throats' that resemble galaxies of stars. Such soap-bubble models can be used to suggest the prediction that, at the heart of spiral ...
Understanding symptom appraisal and help-seeking in people with symptoms suggestive of pancreatic cancer: a qualitative study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2017-09-03)
Objective Pancreatic cancer has poor survival rates due to non-specific symptoms leading to later diagnosis. Understanding how patients interpret their symptoms could inform approaches to earlier diagnosis. This study ...