The brains of people who cannot hear adapt to process vision-based language, in addition to brain changes associated with the loss of auditory input.

Have you ever experienced mind-numbing cold? Or have you ever felt like it was so hot you could barely think? Believe it or not, these expressions are more than just idioms. Research shows that shifts in core body temperature caused by extreme heat or cold can have significant effects not only on mood but also on cognition.

Why do women like deep voices and men prefer high ones?

Psychological research tries to solve the riddle of the fast talker. Beware the fast-talker, the person with the gift of the gab-the friendly salesman, the oily politician-running through the 'facts' faster than you can keep up. Rat-a-tat-tat. What does all that fast talking do to us?