Talking to babies could help shape the structure of their growing brains, according to new research.
A study led by researchers at the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom has found toddlers who hear more speech on the regular have more efficient-looking neurons.
Whether that extra myelin actually impacts a two-and-a-half-year-old's language abilities is unknown, but researchers suspect it could have important benefits., is a bit like putting duct tape on a hosepipe with holes in it. It helps the neuron get more of its signal from point A to point B, strengthening its connection to other neurons.
That message is simple, but it comes with some complex results. In the study, more talk did not always promote greater neuron efficiency in baby brains. That was unexpected, but as Spencer explains, a baby's brain development naturally goes through stages. Sometimes its brain is busy building new cells, whereas other times it's busy refining the cells it has already built.
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