A continuing debate in language acquisition research is whether there are critical periods
(CPs) in development during which the system is most responsive to environmental input …

In this article, we begin with a summary of the evidence for perceptual narrowing for various
aspects of language (eg, vowel and consonant contrasts, tone languages, visual language …

Aims To test the hypothesis that exposure to ambient language in the womb alters phonetic
perception shortly after birth. This two‐country study aimed to see whether neonates …

This new edition of the bestselling text, Nurturing Natures, provides an indispensable
synthesis of the latest scientific knowledge about children's emotional development …

It has been demonstrated that executive functions play a significant role in different aspects
of the development of children. Development of language is also one of the most important …

With the introduction of functional near‐infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) into the experimental
setting, developmental scientists have, for the first time, the capacity to investigate the …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Sara Miller McCune founded SAGE Publishing in 1965 to
support the dissemination of usable knowledge and educate a global community. SAGE …

This report coordinates assessments of five types of behavioral responses in new mothers to
their own infants' cries with neurobiological responses in new mothers to their own infants' …

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 …

In this review, we aim to highlight the application of functional near-infrared spectroscopy
(fNIRS) as a useful neuroimaging technique for the investigation of cognitive development …