The current ERP study examined the neural substrates for pitch processing in music and in tonal language with phrases ending in either congruous or incongruous pitches. In a tonal language, like Chinese, pitch is lexically relevant as it can change the meaning of words, and it could therefore be hypothesized that pitch information under this condition is processed differently from musical pitch...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the apparently incongruous coupling of poor physical functioning with high QoL. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING Face-to-face interview survey of random sample of 999 people aged 65+ across Britain. RESULTS Twenty-one per cent of respondents reported fairly to very severe levels of functional difficulty, and 62% of these rated their QoL as 'good'. Better self-rated health, ...

According to the Constitution of United Mexican States, citizens are obliged contribute public spending, however currently some taxpayers fail pay their taxes due lack a tax culture, which generates delays in organization State, addition little satisfaction collective needs and that faced with this situation they remain dissatisfied, arguing actions situations ranging from reasonable incongruou...

The national lockdowns brought in the UK during COVID-19 pandemic 2020 and 2021 forced many people to work from home, including journalists, politicians, cultural commentators celebrities. familiar faces we would normally expect see television studios sets, were now being beamed into our homes their saw kitchens, offices, bedrooms. What at first seemed surreal incongruous, soon became norm. Vie...

Black salve is a topical escharotic used for the treatment of skin cancer. Although promoted as a safe and effective alternative to conventional management by its proponents, limited clinical research has been undertaken to assess its efficacy and potential toxicities. Patients are increasingly utilizing the Internet as a source of health information. As a minimally regulated space, the quality...

The emergence of the human brain is one of evolution's most compelling mysteries. With its singular importance and astounding complexity, understanding the forces that gave rise to the human brain is a major undertaking. Recently, the identification and publication of the complete genomic sequence of humans, mice, chimpanzees, and macaques has allowed for large-scale studies looking for the gen...

Guard honey bees patrol the entrance to the nest and are thought to recognise nestmates by cuticular hydrocarbons. We aimed to determine whether honey bee guards can recognise predatory common wasps Vespula vulgaris and nestmates by olfactory cues. Odours were transferred between both honey bees and wasps and the responses of guards to controlled introductions monitored. When controlling for th...

It is widely argued that people with autism have difficulty processing ambiguous linguistic information in context. To investigate this claim, we recorded the eye-movements of 24 adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and 24 language-matched peers as they monitored spoken sentences for words corresponding to objects on a computer display. Following a target word, participants looked more at ...

The present ERP study investigated the on-line interaction of prosody and information structure in Dutch. More specifically, we looked into how pitch accents, which are either congruous or incongruous with respect to the discourse context, are processed. Our results show that listeners process prosodic information immediately and check it for congruity within the discourse. Inappropriate prosod...

The ability of a military to respond to environmental changes rather than rigidly adhere to previously defined concepts of operation is paramount to overcoming unforeseen battlefield technological challenges. A force with the greater capacity for learning and adaptation will possess significant advantages in overcoming unforeseen challenges. However, it is unclear as to what determines the flex...