After receiving evidence-based early interventions, roughly two-thirds of non-speaking kids with autism speak single words, ...

New research pinpoints how young children quickly learn language, opening new paths to leverage for machine learning. Small children learn language at a pace far faster than teenagers or adults. One ...

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Even the smartest machines can’t match young minds at language learning. Researchers share new findings on how children stay ahead of AI - and why it matters. If a human learned language at the same ...

In an attempt to decipher how children acquire language, the recently founded Brown Language and Thought Lab is exploring how people form thoughts and linguistic expression from infancy to adulthood. ...

A new study suggests that language may rely less on complex grammar than previously thought. Every time we speak, we’re ...

Even the smartest machines can't match young minds at language learning. Researchers share new findings on how children stay ahead of AI—and why it matters. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

How people work out the meanings of new words has been revealed by researchers, who say this is similar to the way in which young children learn language. The researchers said: ''A lot of what infants ...

In a darkened room in Rochester, N.Y., a baby girl in a pink onesie peers at a computer screen. Wherever she looks, an eye tracker follows — recording her gaze patterns for future analysis. The baby, ...