Children learn to understand language and to speak largely independently of cognitive functions like spatial awareness, working (short-term) memory and perception (interpreting and organizing sensory ...

The right hemisphere of the brain can take over language functions when the left hemisphere is damaged early in development, according to research in four-year-old children published in eNeuro. These ...

This Scientific Reports Collection welcomes original research on Nonverbal communication in typical and atypical development. Narrative review articles are also welcomed, to our sister journal ...

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 ...

“Goo goo ga ga? Are wu my widdle baby?” If your idea of “baby talk” makes you throw up in your mouth a little, then it’s time to get educated. True baby talk, which a new study shows can boost infant ...

Despite the well-documented academic, cognitive, and social difficulties associated with persistent language disorders, predicting early-life language issues remains a significant challenge for ...

The study has shown that two communication cues—intonation and gestures—are also helpful for children with typical language development, but "it's especially useful to apply them in school ...