Study: Talking to Babies May Help Shape Brain

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MAY 2023

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Narrative A

These exciting new findings could support a more sophisticated understanding of language processing. Although previous work has shown a similar association in four to six-year-olds, this new research has pushed this association much earlier in development. As the first study of its kind, this offers important foundations for furthering our understanding of childhood development.

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Narrative B

The gist of this knowledge has been around for ages. Parents who engage in reading, singing, and talking with their children build an early foundation for language acquisition. A simple daily activity such as making funny faces while playing or pointing out objects in a book can help infants learn new words. Humans are social creatures.

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