Mother's voice helps 'turn on' the child's language area

Mother's voice not only coaxes young children but also can "start" the language area of ​​the newborn's brain.

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Researchers from the Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Canada, conducted a trial with 16 full-term babies. Within 24 hours after birth, the children were allowed to take part in a test: listening to the mother's voice and the voice of a female nurse.

The results showed that in addition to the child's brain reacting very strongly to the voice of the mother, the researchers also found that mothers can continuously impact the language perception areas on the hemisphere The child's left, while the nurse's voice only stimulates the speech recognition system on the right hemisphere.

More importantly, less than a second after scientists see signs in the linguistic area, they have detected signs in the brain area responsible for the speech organ. All 16 newborns who were tested had the same results.

Researcher Maryse Lassonde explained that the child's auditory system developed very early in pregnancy. Therefore, the fetus constantly hears her voice for nearly nine months, whether she talks to the fetus or speaks to others. Therefore, the voice of the mother can help launch the language area on the infant's brain.