Long before factories, mines, and cars filled the air with pollution, our distant ancestors were already living with a silent ...

Hearing the sound of their mother's voice promotes development of language pathways in a premature baby's brain, according to ...

Scientists found that ancient lead exposure shaped early human evolution. The toxin may have played a surprising role in the development of modern cognition and language. An international team of ...

Are genetic factors underlying children's language development linked to later-life outcomes? In a genome-wide analysis, an international research team found genetic associations between children's ...

A new study suggests that exposure to lead may have limited brain and language development in Neanderthals, but a gene ...

Hearing a mother’s voice helps premature babies’ brains grow faster and develop stronger language connections.

As research continues to support early communication development, sign language programs are becoming increasingly popular ...

"Early language development in children is known as a predictor for cognitive function later in life, such as attention, memory and learning, so we want to investigate whether prenatal cortisol ...

SALISBURY — Partners In Learning has announced its upcoming inclusive mini-conference, “The Power of Conversation,” on Saturday. The free event is open to the community and will be held in the SECU ...

Language acquisition in early childhood represents a fundamental aspect of human cognitive development, where children rapidly transform acoustic signals into a rich, structured linguistic system.

Source: spass/bigstockphoto What happens when 40 percent of a generation cannot function effectively at school? Signs are emerging that this may happen with the children who were 0 to 6 years old ...

The UK government's strategy for early years education in England aims to get children in reception "school-ready." But what ...