FeaturedNeuroscience·May 10, 2021·5 min readFor Twins, Gesture and Speech Go Hand-in-Hand In Language DevelopmentTwins lag behind single-born children when it comes to language development and hand gestures. However, female twins develop communication skills slightly faster than male twins.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 11, 2019·5 min readLate talkers twice as likely to have severe, frequent temper tantrumsToddlers who were late talkers had more severe temper tantrums, and the risk of having a tantrum was 1.96 times greater than their peers with typical language development.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 5, 2019·2 min readHaving an elder brother is associated with slower language developmentYoung children with older sisters have better language skills than those with older brothers.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 21, 2019·3 min readResearch rules out mental flexibility, attention as advantages for some bilingual childrenWhile learning a second language has positive benefits for children, there is little evidence that bilingual children have more advanced executive function or improved attention over those who are monolingual.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 9, 2019·3 min readReading with Preschool Children Boosts Language by Eight MonthsAccording to researchers, reading with your preschool aged children can boost their language development by up to eight months. Receptive language skills are positively enhanced when a child reads along with a carer, the study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 4, 2018·4 min readWhat’s Your First Memory? Did It Ever Really Happen?What is the earliest memory you can recall? How sure are you the event really happened? Researchers say our earliest memories are more likely to be fictional.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 14, 2018·3 min readAdult-Child Conversations Strengthen Language Regions of Developing BrainResearchers report the greater conversational turn taking between adults and children, the stronger the connections are between the Wernicke's area and Broca's area in the child's brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 1, 2018·2 min readBaby Talk Words Build Infants’ Language SkillsAccording to researchers, using baby talk words such as 'bunny' and 'choo choo' can help boost language acquisition in infants between 9 and 21 months.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
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 10, 2018·3 min readAcetaminophen Used During Pregnancy Associated with Elevated Rate of Language Delay in GirlsResearchers 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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 14, 2017·6 min readMusic Training Changes Children’s Brain Structure and Boosts Decision Making NetworkIn as little as two years of learning, music can change the structure of the brain's white matter and boost networks implicated in decision making in children, USC researchers report.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 2, 2017·2 min readHow Infant Directed Speech Shapes Your Child’s DevelopmentBabytalk not only provides a baby with comfort and encouragement, it can also help facilitate early language development, a new study reports.Read More
