Key research finding: Caregiver responses to multi-syllable babbling speed up infants’ ability to form vocal sequences, similar to patterns observed in zebra finches. Why it matters: Social feedback ...

Feedback drives progress: Caregiver responses to complex babbling help infants quickly develop advanced vocal sequences. Cross-species insight: Zebra finches also benefit from social reinforcement in ...

One of the most amazing phenomena in young children learning a language is how well and how fast they learn new words. There comes a time in their development when we, adults, can hardly keep up with ...

From the preverbal period, infants can distinguish different informants in social interactions and adjust their engagement accordingly. Yet little is known about whether these informant-based ...