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Infants Connect Sounds and Movements Earlier Than Expected

3/23/2025

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Infants as young as four months are already making fascinating connections between sounds and mouth movements, according to groundbreaking research in Developmental Science. The study found that babies gazed longer at videos where lip movements synchronized with familiar sounds, reshaping our understanding of early language learning and its implications for bilingual development.

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Infants as young as four months are already making fascinating connections between sounds and mouth movements, according to groundbreaking research in Developmental Science. The study found that babies gazed longer at videos where lip movements synchronized with familiar sounds, reshaping our understanding of early language learning and its implications for bilingual development.