Publications by authors named "A S Giraud"
The General Movement Assessment (GMA) is a validated evaluation of brain maturation essential to shaping early individual developmental trajectories of preterm infants. To ensure a reliable GMA, preterm infants should be recorded for 30 to 60 min before manually selecting at least three sequences with general movements. This time-consuming task of manually selecting short video sequences from lengthy recordings impedes its implementation within the Neonatal Unit.
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- Within species, vocal and auditory systems have evolved to optimize sound production and perception for communication, and this study investigates how dogs fit into this framework despite their inability to produce spoken words.
- The acoustic analysis indicates that dog vocalizations have a slower rhythm than human syllabic speech, with human-directed speech falling in between the two.
- The research demonstrates that dogs comprehend speech through a slower rhythm tracking (delta) compared to humans (theta), suggesting humans might adjust their speech rate to enhance communication with dogs.
Sterile inflammation after injury is important for tissue restoration. In injured human and mouse tissues, macrophages were recently found to accumulate perivascularly. This study investigates if macrophages adopt a mural cell phenotype important for restoration after ischemic injury.
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- Language is shaped by both genetic factors and changes in culture over time, making it unique and complex.
- Studying how languages evolve helps us understand not just language but also how cultures and biology change together.
- Recognizing the differences in how languages and other things evolve can help scientists address important challenges, like language disorders and the effects of technology on communication.