Browsing by Subject "communication"
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Age of Onset and Duration of Deafness Drive Brain Organization for Biological Motion Perception in Non-Signers
(2016-09)We used fMRI to characterize the neural responses to biological motion in adults who became deaf at a wide range of ages, none of whom were fluent sign language users. Although hearing people showed stronger activation for ... -
Aspects of Singing Behaviour and Song perception in Two North American Forest Songbirds, Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) and Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
(2016-02-17)Birdsong, used mainly by male songbirds, is centrally important to breeding behaviour as part of both territorial defense and mate attraction. Song perception is therefore important for both males and females, as they rely ... -
The Challenges of Communication: A Study of Immigrant Parents and School Staff in Halifax, Nova Scotia’s English School System
(2018-10-15)This thesis employs an anthropological approach to analyzing the communication between immigrant parents and school staff at elementary schools in the west end of Halifax. I focus on the communication process in relation ... -
La communication dans l'œuvre romanesque de Jacques Savoie
(2014-04-29)This paper explores the nature of communication in Jacques Savoie's novels. Many of the characters experience difficulties in making themselves understood by others, especially by their loved ones. Some of these challenges ... -
The Psychology of Effective Climate Change Communication: A Discourse Analysis
(2017-04-23)The goal of this study is to understand the importance of the psychology of public engagement in climate change communication. There is currently a disconnect between the certainty of the science of climate change and the ... -
Repeated Call Sequences in Long-finned Pilot Whales: Social Setting, Modification, and Behavioural Context
(2016-08-04)Long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) are matrilineal group-living cetaceans. They often produce repeated call sequences: the same call type repeated three or more times, roughly evenly spaced with six seconds or ... -
Technologies of Time : Time Standardization and Response in Britain, 1870-1900
Between 1870 and 1900 systems of communication and transportation such as the railway and telegraph presented a new landscape in which discussions about time took place in Britain. The practical issues of railway punctuality, ...