The Linguistic Genius of Babies

February 10, 2011  |    Language and Communication, Physical Development, research   | Keywords: Brain Development, language

TEDxRainier

In this presentation (filmed in October 2010), Patricia Kuhl shares astonishing findings about how babies learn one language over another — by listening to the humans around them and “taking statistics” on the sounds they need to know. Clever lab experiments (and brain scans) show how 6-month-old babies use sophisticated reasoning to understand their world.

To access on the on-line video, click here.

http://www.ted.com/talks/patricia_kuhl_the_linguistic_genius_of_babies.html