The perceptual system for speech is highly organized from early infancy. This organization
bootstraps young human learners' ability to acquire their native speech and language from …

Identifying the gender of a person and his age by way of speaking is considered a crucial
task in computer vision. It is a very important and active research topic with many areas of …

The early language environment, especially high‐quality, contingent parent–child language
interactions, is crucial for a child's language development and later academic success. In …

The development of skills related to executive function (EF) in infancy, including their
emergence, underlying neural mechanisms, and interconnections to other cognitive skills, is …

In birds and human babies, the ontogeny of vocal learning shows striking parallels: Both are
predisposed toward their species-specific signals at birth, require exposure to speciestypical …

Brain development for language processing is associated with neural specialization of left
perisylvian pathways, but this has not been investigated in young bilinguals. We examined …

Interactionist and social-cultural perspectives on second language acquisition suggest that
interactions between teachers and students offer promising avenues for acquiring Chinese …

Background Speech sounds are processed in the human brain through intricate and
interconnected cortical and subcortical structures. Two neural signatures, one largely from …

The sensitive period for phonetic learning (6∼ 12 months), evidenced by improved native
speech processing and declined non-native speech processing, represents an early …

Reading acquisition is a prolonged learning process relying on language development
starting in utero. Behavioral longitudinal studies reveal prospective associations between …