Mom's Voice Activates Many Different Regions in Children's Brains

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Originally shared by Neuroscience News

Mom's Voice Activates Many Different Regions in Children's Brains

A far wider swath of brain areas is activated when children hear their mothers than when they hear other voices, and this brain response predicts a child’s social communication ability, a new study finds.

The research is in PNAS. (full open access)

#language #emotion
http://neurosciencenews.com/emotion-brain-area-child-mom-4235

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