Researchers discover that language and Theory of Mind originate in separate brain regions in children, challenging theories of overlapping cognitive development.

Researchers using fMRI scans have found that in young children, brain regions for language and for understanding others’ thoughts are distinct, mirroring adult brain organization. The study challenges ...

Learning French, reading the latest Andy Weir novel, hanging out with friends for St. Patrick's Day - language is central to all these everyday activities. Seemingly effortless from childhood, ...

UC San Diego researchers have found high levels of lead in the teeth of both Neanderthals (left) and modern humans (right). However, a gene mutation may have protected modern human brains, allowing ...

HELPING YOUR CHILD UNDERSTAND LANGUAGE. A LOCAL HOSPITAL IS ONE OF THE ONLY HOSPITALS IN SOUTH FLORIDA OFFERING A PROGRAM TO NEW PARENTS. AFTER HAVING A BABY. ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BRAIN DEVELOPMENT ...

Between the ages of three and four, children undergo a major leap in their ability to use grammar, and recent research ...

Playing recordings of a mother’s voice to premature babies may help their brains mature faster, according to the first randomised-controlled trial of this simple intervention. This approach could ...

Researchers at Stanford University played voice recordings of preemies’ mothers reading stories to them to find out whether it affected how their brains developed. The team observed changes in the ...