Nervous System Diseases: News and Research on Language Development Disorders

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How stroke influences speech comprehension

Following a stroke, some people experience a language disorder that hinders their ability to process speech sounds. How do their brains change from stroke?

Babies' heartbeats may hold key to their first words

The soft, gentle murmurs of a baby's first expressions, like little whispers of joy and wonder to doting parents, are actually signs that the baby's heart is working rhythmically in concert with developing speech.

Study analyzes what babies hear, say on six continents

Elika Bergelson, associate professor of psychology at Harvard University, studies how infants and toddlers learn language from the world around them. The developmental psychologist specifically strives to parse the various ...

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