Saturday 19 April 2014

Scientists Show Spoken Language Helps Direct Children's Eyes

Indiana University cognitive scientists Catarina Vales and Linda Smith demonstrate that children spot objects more quickly when prompted by words than if they are only prompted by images. Language, the study suggests, is transformative: More so than images, spoken language taps into children's cognitive system, enhancing their ability to learn and to navigate cluttered environments. As such the study, published last week in the journal iDevelopmental Science/i, ...

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