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Professor Jenny Singleton of the Georgia Tech School of Psychology explains how early exposure to sign language in deaf children can have lifelong benefits.
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Julie Ancis, adjunct professor in the School of Psychology and associate vice president for Institute Diversity, has co-edited a new book that examines mental health issues for women in the legal system.
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Wouldn't you love to show this headline to all those teachers who yelled at you for not paying attention in class? Media outlets are showing their creativity in how they're covering a new study from the School of Psychology that says daydreaming may be a sign of intelligence and better brain efficiency.
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Don't zone out and start daydreaming as you're reading this Yahoo! story about daydreaming. You might miss the findings of a new Georgia Tech study showing that for some people, a wandering mind could be a sign of higher intelligence and creativity. The study's co-author is Eric Schumacher, associate professor in the School of Psychology.
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The professional daydreamers among us might argue that there is indeed a benefit to letting your mind wander; just five minutes of pretending to be on a beach in Tahiti can be a worthwhile escape from the day's worries. But a new study from researchers with the School of Psychology shows that for some, daydreaming could be a sign of greater intellectual ability and creativity.
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Scroll down a few paragraphs in this Jerusalem Post health news roundup, and you'll find an item on the recent daydreaming study from School of Psychology researchers Eric Schumacher and Christine Godwin. Their findings show that daydreaming could point to a more efficient mind that exhibits more creativity and intelligence.
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If you're in one of the areas of the U.S. hit by freezing temperatures this week, your daydreams may involve a warm, tropical paradise far from snow tires and black ice. You may want to stick with those reveries; a new Georgia Tech study found that the more intelligent and creative a person is, the more likely he or she will daydream.
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What major challenges will higher education face in 2018? In addition to funding, free speech, and student safety issues, the authors of this story wonder about university presidents "using their bully pulpits, and their voices, to advance their principles and institutions." They include College of Sciences alumnus Angel Cabrera, president of Georgia Mason University, among a new breed of thought leaders.