02/23/2024
If you are interested in participating in our research on speech and language development, please visit our website at https://dornsife.usc.edu/baby-lab/participate/.
We are currently looking for infants aged 7-16 months with normal hearing or hearing loss to participate in a research study on development of speech sounds in infants. The purpose of the study is to see how babies modify their vocal sounds as you play and explore together in our playroom.
09/29/2023
We are currently looking for infants aged 7-16 months with normal hearing or hearing loss to participate in a research study on development of speech sounds in infants. The purpose of the study is to see how babies modify their vocal sounds as you play and explore together in our playroom.
If you are interested in participating in our research on speech and language development, please visit our website at https://dornsife.usc.edu/baby-lab/participate/
07/07/2023
If you are interested in participating in our research on speech and language development, please visit our website at https://dornsife.usc.edu/labs/baby-lab/participate/.
We are currently looking for infants aged 7-16 months with normal hearing or hearing loss to participate in a research study on development of speech sounds in infants. The purpose of the study is to see how babies modify their vocal sounds as you play and explore together in our playroom.
03/29/2023
A study from the National Technical Institute for the Deaf found that early exposure to sign language affects attention patterns of young children. Children of deaf parents focus on a signer’s face, while those of hearing parents focus on a signer’s hands. More at our blog: https://dornsife.usc.edu/labs/baby-lab/signing
03/16/2023
A “bilingual advantage” in attentional function has been noted in children who speak multiple languages. This study from Anglia Ruskin University finds that hearing multiple languages, not speaking, has a similar effect on cognitive development of infants, manifesting before the onset of speech. More on our blog: https://dornsife.usc.edu/labs/baby-lab/bilingual
03/02/2023
Delays in the development of gestures by infants often predict future delays in speech development. Girls reach these language milestones earlier than boys, while twins of either s*x consistently lag behind single children during early development. Read more on our blog: https://dornsife.usc.edu/labs/baby-lab/twins/
02/09/2023
Cochlear implants are the gold standard for treating hearing deficits in children. However, children with developmental delays are often denied coverage by insurance companies, on the grounds that these implants are unlikely to improve these children’s communication skills. This study found evidence for improved speech in children with and without developmental delays, challenging that misconception. You can read more on our blog: https://dornsife.usc.edu/labs/baby-lab/cochlear
01/09/2023
Did you know that infant cries follow a rhythm and melody? This combination of acoustic properties, called prosody, becomes more complex in infant cries and babbles during the first 6 months of life. Learn more about this developmental pattern on our blog: https://dornsife.usc.edu/labs/baby-lab/prosody
12/14/2022
How much are you talking to your infant? A new study reveals that parents speak more to infants who are forming words, so that babies who talk earlier have a larger vocabulary in early childhood. This challenges stereotypes that young girls inherently talk more than young boys, and attributes their wider vocabularies to earlier speech production in infant girls. Learn more on our blog: https://dornsife.usc.edu/labs/baby-lab/talking-back/
11/08/2022
Recent findings from Georgetown University reveal that infants who experience a left-sided stroke during birth adapt their brain development to process language in the right side of the brain. Learn more about their study of neurodevelopment in adolescents on our blog: https://dornsife.usc.edu/labs/baby-lab/stroke/
10/17/2022
We are still learning about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on infant development. Recent findings from the University of Zurich report that one aspect of social development was not impacted during lockdown. Researchers studied infants’ ability to follow adult gazes to different objects, an early social skill that facillitates social interactions. Learn more on our blog: https://dornsife.usc.edu/labs/baby-lab/eyetracking/
10/06/2022
Do infants recognize phrases before they can form sentences themselves? A recent study from the University of Edinburgh says yes, infants learn single words and phrases at the same time, and can recognize phrases before they are able to speak single words on their own. Learn more about their work in this week’s BABY Lab blog post: https://dornsife.usc.edu/labs/baby-lab/phrases/
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