Leyla Tekul

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Are there any research carried out about the effects of laughter on learning process/cognition?

It is widely believed that humorous environments help students' learning by relaxing them and easing their stress. However, I would like to know whether laughter really , physically affects brain...

26 August 2014 9,606 14 View

Why do crows produce loud vocalizations while congregating?

I observed that other than for 'roost' purposes, some crow communities gather with loud vocalisations on one big tree. Is it the approaching threat? Or is it a gathering to 'decide on something"...

31 May 2014 8,613 4 View

What should we think about "the third gender"?

Recently a bearded transgender performer's victory in the Eurovision song contest, made me think about the validity of the concept of a "third gender", the Hijra of India, the "two spirits" of...

12 May 2014 9,906 18 View

Why are prodigy children suffering when they grow up?

Most of the prodigy children, so called "Wunderkinder", grow up to be normal people. How can they cope with diminished attentions and/or performance? What happens if the world won't revolve...

21 April 2014 7,306 12 View

What are the treatments for "reverse" seasonal affective disorder (Summer Blues)?

We know about the effects of long winters and dark days on human psychology. Is there SAD in reverse ? What treatment do people get when depressed in summer,lose their energy, cannot take the...

13 April 2014 407 4 View

Crimea, Syria, Turkey, Egypt and many more, can someone help me to connect the dots?

For a couple of years, we have been experiencing lots of turmoil in Middle East as well as in Eastern Europe. We seem to be experiencing "power-shifts" and there might be a bigger picture than the...

17 March 2014 4,668 19 View

Are male scholars considered more accountable, efficient or reputable in academic media than their female counterparts?

It is being said that male scholars dominate the conceptualising and theorising area in their fields. Is there any research about gender differences in academia?

07 December 2013 9,710 29 View

Is there any research on differences between male and female academics, regarding differences in their inferences and approaches?

Men and women may have different approaches to evaluating and assessing data, and conceptualizing their findings. Has there ever been research on gender difference in academics?

23 November 2013 5,699 4 View

Can we say with certainty that animals do not use the grammar in their communication? Is there any research about and around this issue?

Recently, I came across the NIM project which tried to prove that primates sign language might indicate some grammatical usage. However it failed. Is there any further research or any results?

08 November 2013 8,534 11 View

Do animals (especially mammals) possess a sense of humor? If so, why and how do they use it?

I am writing a literature review about the role of humor in cognition (in humans) . However, I am also interested in how humor works in animals, and whether humor is necessary for certain species...

29 October 2013 8,116 8 View

Is the role of "humor" in education/cognition being neglected in academia?

I am working on a paper concerning the role of humor in classroom, especially in ESL classroom. The publications I found are mainly from '60s '70s.Only few papers/research have been published in...

28 October 2013 7,450 33 View

Is there any research about the similarities of animal/human reaction towards a "rebel" member in hierarchical groups?

Recently I have been following some literature and watching some documentaries about different group behaviour in mammals, (both land and marine mammals) which resembles human behaviour in some...

02 October 2013 1,993 3 View

How does usage of humour affect EFL learner's ability/cognition/motivation?

I have been experiencing that the usage of humour has a tremendous affect on my students' learning; hence, decided to focus on this issue. Any updated research/publication and/or experience would...

16 April 2013 7,221 26 View

Is there any research about "abstraction" ability in animals ?

Do animals have ability for "abstraction". It is said that "In a few cases, if more than one animal has been taught the abstractions, animals may use them to communicate among themselves". (...

26 February 2013 9,764 13 View

What are the cognitive similarities between first language and second langauge acquisition?

I was wondering whether an adult's second language acquisition shows some similarities with children learning their mother tongue. When we are perfectly "literate" in our L1 and start to learn our...

21 February 2013 9,788 15 View