Language exposure relates to structural neural connectivity in childhood
Increased child-adult exposure to conversation leads to increased white matter connectivity in the brain.
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By Rachel R. Romeo, Joshua Segaran, Julia A. Leonard, Sydney T. Robinson, Martin R. West, Allyson P. Mackey, Anastasia Yendiki, Meredith L. Rowe and John D. E. Gabrieli, Journal of Neuroscience
- It has already been observed that early exposure to language is a predictor of linguistic and cognitive skills.
- Brain measurements have confirmed that conversation leads to stronger brain connectivity, and that this improvement is independent of socio economic status.
- It is important to capitalize on early exposure to conversation, in order to benefit the most from a child's neural plasticity, and thus close the achievement gap.
Study: jneurosci.org
