Parents' neural dynamics in response to their children's speech
Steven Laine Elmlinger, Ella Rosenberg, Sagi Jaffe‐Dax, Mira L. Nencheva, Crystal Lee, Jessica Elizabeth Kosie, Casey Lew‐Williams
This study uses fNIRS to show that parents' brains respond differently to their children's speech based on its communicative complexity, suggesting feedback plays a role in language development.
bioRxiv · Sep 26, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience