In a nutshell Human infants receive up to 400 times more direct vocal communication than baby bonobos and nearly 70 times ...

The baby brain is a great gateway for language to be transferred from brain to brain. All the main connections in the brain ...

They're often very sweet, and it's lovely to see the babies' faces lighting up at the sound of their mother or caregiver's voice, or seeming to talk back. In one, the baby appears to reply in an ...

Talking to babies in a high-pitched voice and using exaggerated pronunciation seems natural to most parents. This way of ...

The way that human adults talk to young children is unique among primates, a new study found. That might be one secret to our ...

Humans from different cultures speak to their children using a form of speech known as “child-directed speech”, or “baby talk”. Though to us, it may seem natural to communicate directly with our ...

Some experts contend that vowel exaggeration produces clearer speech sounds that are easier for babies to process.

Child-directed speech, or “baby talk,” plays a crucial role in language development and is a near-universal human behavior.

They’re often very sweet, and it’s lovely to see the babies’ faces light up at the sound of their mother or carer’s voice, or seeming to talk back. In one, the baby appears to reply in an ...