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FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 3, 2019·4 min readYoung Children and Infants Read to By Parents Have Stronger Vocabulary SkillsReading 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
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FeaturedNeuroscience·January 29, 2019·3 min readNewborn Babies Have Inbuilt Ability to Pick Out WordsUsing fNIRS, researchers discovered babies are able to pick out words from speech at as young as three days old.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 6, 2018·5 min readPregnant with Epilepsy? Folic Acid May Prevent Language DelaysA 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
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 5, 2018·4 min readStudy Challenges Evolution of How Humans Acquired LanguageA 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 developmentRead More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 18, 2018·4 min readLink Between Gene Variation and Language DiscoveredA 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
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 15, 2018·2 min readChildren’s Gestures, and What They MeanA new study explores how children's use of gestures is connected to communication and language acquisition.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 28, 2018·5 min readGenes in Songbirds Hold Clues About Human Speech DisordersA new study reveals how manipulating the FoxP2 gene could have positive implications for those suffering speech related disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosPsychology·February 14, 2018·6 min readBack and Forth Exchanges Boost Children’s Brain Response to LanguageEngaging young children in conversation helps boost language development, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 29, 2018·5 min readLanguage is Learned in Brain Circuits that Predate HumansA new study reveals language is learned in brain systems that predate humans.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 23, 2018·4 min readDeaf Children Learn Words Faster Than Hearing ChildrenMax 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
