Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers say it may be possible to predict future language development outcomes in ...

While this depends on your family, your child, and your situation, it's most likely that shelter-in-place will not significantly affect your child's language development. "Toddlers are hardwired to ...

Playing with toy blocks may lead to improved language development in middle- and low-income children, according to a new study. Playing with toy blocks may lead to improved language development in ...

Watching videos and TV negatively affects language development in toddlers. The corresponding study was published in Acta Paediatrica. While digital media may be useful for connecting with relatives ...

A new study reveals that passive video use among toddlers can negatively affect language development, but their caregiver's motivations for exposing them to digital media could also lessen the impact.

The Language and Cognition Lab in the Cognitive Science Department needs your help! We're currently recruiting children ages 17 months to 9 years to participate in studies on language development. Our ...

Prenatal maternal stress has been shown to impair functioning in nonhuman primate offspring. Little is known about the effects of prenatal stress on intellectual and language development in humans ...