The emergence of the language system in the toddler brain
Halie A. Olson, Emily M. Chen, Camille Osumah, Haoyu Du, Evelina G. Fedorenko, Rebecca R. Saxe
This study uses fMRI to show that toddlers as young as 19-36 months have left frontal and temporal cortex responses to comprehensible language, similar to adults, suggesting early language system development.
bioRxiv · Mar 2, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience