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Fast-growing brains may explain how humans—and marmosets—learn to talk

When a baby babbles and their parents respond, these back-and-forth exchanges are more than adorable-if-incoherent chatter—they help to build a baby's emerging language skills. Subscribe to our ...
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Is there a right way to talk to your baby? A baby brain expert explains 'parentese'

You might have seen those heartwarming and often funny viral videos where parents or caregivers engage in long "talks" with young babies about this and that—usually just fun chit chat of no great ...
Los Angeles Times

New research says humans learned to speak partly because babies are too hard to take care of alone

Earlier this week, while we were all busy with the (now paused) war in Iran and the (very much ongoing) court battle over soldiers in L.A. streets, my baby started saying my name. It’s a moment every ...
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Surprise: Baby Marmosets Learning to 'Talk' Do Listen to Adults (6 of 6)

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The Conversation

Is there a right way to talk to your baby? A baby brain expert explains ‘parentese’

Jane Herbert has received funding for these projects: 2012-15: Does promoting parents’ engagement with their infants benefit language development?” Nuffield Foundation (approx. £200,000). D Matthews ...