Reading to infants and young children is associated with stronger vocabulary skills at age three. The findings reveal parents who read to children with genetic predispositions to learning and attention disorders help improve their language acquisition skills. Read More
A new study considers how lexical tones can affect an infant's ability to associated words with objects. Read More
Using fNIRS, researchers discovered babies are able to pick out words from speech at as young as three days old. Read More
A new study links folic acid intake in pregnant women with epilepsy and language development in children. Researchers report among children whose mothers with epilepsy did not take folic acid, 34% had delayed language skills at 18 months. Read More
A new study challenges how we think about how humans acquired language. The study found no evidence that recent, human specific selection occurs for the FOXP2 gene in relation to language development Read More
A new study reveals people whose native language contains many consonants carry a specific genetic variation that helps them to distinguish a wide range of sounds. Read More
A new study explores how children's use of gestures is connected to communication and language acquisition. Read More
A new study reveals how manipulating the FoxP2 gene could have positive implications for those suffering speech related disorders. Read More
Engaging young children in conversation helps boost language development, researchers report. Read More
A new study reveals language is learned in brain systems that predate humans. Read More
Max Planck Institute researchers report deaf children who receive cochlear implants are better at learning words when introduced to spoken word than children with normal hearing. Read More
Researchers have discovered an elevated rate of language delay in 30 month old girls born to mothers who took the pain killer acetaminophen during pregnancy. The delay, however, was not witnessed in boys. Read More