Phonetic information -- the smallest sound elements of speech -- may not be the basis of language learning in babies as previously thought. Babies don't begin to process phonetic information reliably ...

In February, PLOS Biology published a study that found newborns could predict rhythmic patterns of music. While they were shown to recognize rhythms, they ...

Long before infants can clap their hands or bounce to a beat, they already show signs of understanding rhythm. A fresh scientific investigation demonstrates that newborns only a few days old can ...

Even before babies learn to communicate through words, their brains are actively processing sound, rhythm, and melody. From the time they are in the womb, they respond to music, heartbeat patterns, ...