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Sharing attention in visual contexts- does the form of language matter?
Humans communicate in a variety of ways. Written language was invented around 3100 BC, but long before that, humans communicated through both spoken language and nonverbal cues. In fact, some animals communicate using olfactory cues or vibr
Are there people that help others simply for the sake of being altruistic?
Some of my favorite manga works are by Fujiko Fujio, a duo of artists who created Manga for many years together. Fujiko F Fujio worked with Abiko Motoo until they published "Little Ghost Q-Taro." Little Ghost Q-Taro was immediately pop
Our imagination is the one place where causality is allowed to be violated.
Future is uncertain. For any event, "what will happen next" has multiple potential outcomes, and in some cases, they are mutually exclusive. Thus, there could be a situation that has two potential outcomes (Event A or Event B), with a 50%
Not just a box: even an eyeless agent is perceived as having intentions.
Five-month-old infants were presented the following scenario: Three objects were presented: a simple green box, a dotted cone, and a striped cylinder. The green box was able to move on its own in a straight line towards the other objects;
Is that true children under 4-year-old do not have theory of mind?
Historically, it was thought that young children first understand false belief at around 4–5 years of age, when they pass verbal tests such as the change-of-location (Sally-Anne) and change-of-contents (Smarties) tests (see Wellman, Cr
