Prenatal experience with language shapes the brain.

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Publication Type: Journal Article

Authors: Mariani, Benedetta; Nicoletti, Giorgio; Barzon, Giacomo; Ortiz Barajas, Maria Clemencia; Shukla, Mohinish; Guevara, Ramón; Suweis, Samir Simon; Gervain, Judit

Year of Publication: 2023

Journal: Sci Adv

Volume: 9

Issue: 47

Pagination: eadj3524

Date Published: 2023 Nov 24

Publication Language: eng

ISSN: 2375-2548

Keywords: Adult, Brain, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Language, Language Development, Learning, Speech Perception

Abstract:

Human infants acquire language with notable ease compared to adults, but the neural basis of their remarkable brain plasticity for language remains little understood. Applying a scaling analysis of neural oscillations to address this question, we show that newborns' electrophysiological activity exhibits increased long-range temporal correlations after stimulation with speech, particularly in the prenatally heard language, indicating the early emergence of brain specialization for the native language.

URL: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/sciadv.adj3524?rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed&url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj3524

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37992161?dopt=Abstract

Alternate Journal: Sci Adv

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