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 …

Brain plasticity is dynamically regulated across the life span, peaking during windows of
early life. Typically assessed in the physiological range of milliseconds (real time), these …

This book provides a pioneering introduction to heritage languages and their speakers,
written by one of the founders of this new field. Using examples from a wide range of …

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 4th Edition, is a revised and updated edition of the
landmark text focusing on the development of brain and behaviour during infancy …

A comprehensive account of the neurobiological basis of language, arguing that species-
specific brain differences may be at the root of the human capacity for language. Language …

Abstract Language-processing functions follow heterogeneous developmental trajectories.
The human embryo can already distinguish vowels in utero, but grammatical complexity is …

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 …

The hypothesis that children surpass adults in long-term second-language proficiency is
accepted as evidence for a critical period for language. However, the scope and nature of a …

The ontogeny of linguistic functions in the human brain remains elusive. Although some
auditory capacities are described before term, whether and how such immature cortical …

The human infant brain is the only known machine able to master a natural language and
develop explicit, symbolic, and communicable systems of knowledge that deliver rich …