language acquisition

Pregnant with Epilepsy? Folic Acid May Prevent Language Delays

Neuroscience NewsAugust 6, 2018

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...

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Study Challenges Evolution of How Humans Acquired Language

Neuroscience NewsAugust 5, 2018

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...

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Link Between Gene Variation and Language Discovered

Neuroscience NewsApril 18, 2018

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...

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Children’s Gestures, and What They Mean

Neuroscience NewsApril 15, 2018

A new study explores how children's use of gestures is connected to communication and language acquisition.... Read More...

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Genes in Songbirds Hold Clues About Human Speech Disorders

Neuroscience NewsMarch 28, 2018

A new study reveals how manipulating the FoxP2 gene could have positive implications for those suffering speech related disorders.... Read More...

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Back and Forth Exchanges Boost Children’s Brain Response to Language

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 14, 2018

Engaging young children in conversation helps boost language development, researchers report.... Read More...

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Language is Learned in Brain Circuits that Predate Humans

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 29, 2018

A new study reveals language is learned in brain systems that predate humans.... Read More...

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Deaf Children Learn Words Faster Than Hearing Children

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 23, 2018

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...

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Acetaminophen Used During Pregnancy Associated with Elevated Rate of Language Delay in Girls

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 10, 2018

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...

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Car, Stroller, Juice: Babies Understand When Words Are Related

Neuroscience NewsNovember 20, 2017

An eye tracking study reveals babies as young as 6 months can recognize the meaning of some words.... Read More...

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Signaling Pathway May Be Key To Why Autism Is More Common In Boys

Neuroscience NewsOctober 17, 2017

A mouse study reveals the male brain may be more vulnerable to a genetic cause of autism.... Read More...

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Monkey Say: Marmosets Learn to Call the Same Way Human Babies Learn to Babble

Neuroscience NewsMay 26, 2017

Just as a baby's babbles begin to sound more like recognizable human speech if they receive frequent vocal feedback from adults, the same kind of interaction speeds up speech acquisition in marmosets, a new study reveals.... Read More...

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Monkey Say: Marmosets Learn to Call the Same Way Human Babies Learn to Babble