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

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.

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 ...

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

High levels of the stress hormone cortisol during the third trimester of pregnancy may improve speech and language skills in the first 3 years of a child's life, according to research presented at the ...

Researchers from 13 countries investigated the impact of COVID-19 related social isolation measures on 2,200 young infants and toddlers between 8 and 36 months of age. Their findings provide insights ...

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

From working on vocabulary words during meals to listening to music in the car, these expert-backed tips help parents get ...

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 ...

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

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