Learning new languages physically changes your brain and increases your cognitive abilities. But what really happens in the brain, and does speaking many languages really make you smarter? There are ...

It improves language skills ... and develop their creative abilities. Learning to play a musical instrument can significantly ...

This module considers those features of a child’s development that underpin the emergence of communication and language and learning. It provides a description of children’s physical, social and ...

Learning a new language can be daunting and is often associated with hours of memorising vocabulary and repeating textbook ...

A study found that targeted coaching for caregivers of infants as young as 8 months significantly enhances babies' communication and cognitive development.

Children’s selectivity in learning from different informants has been the focus of much recent research in social cognitive development. Children appear to take into account several factors when ...

We work with infants, children, and adolescents to explore the development of executive function, memory, and language. These cognitive processes develop ... and implications for interventions.

The Language Learning and Development (LangDev) Lab is a research group in Linguistics and Cognitive Science at SFU that studies the learning of spoken language in infants, children, and adults - ...

AI continues to expand its reach into our lives, and language learning is next on the list. This week brought big developments from both Google and Duolingo on that front. On Google's end ...

In the face of unprecedented global workplace undergoing shifts, experts emphasise the need for children to be exposed to ...