Your baby is smarter than you'd think. A new laboratory technique allowed
scientists to peer inside a baby's brain to see what's going on there
while you read or talk to it:
Infants as young as 6 months are capable of making predictions based
on probability, a higher level of reasoning than is commonly believed
possible, researchers have found.
When shown a range of facial expressions, children as young as 7 months
cast the longest gaze on the fearful face, similar to adult behavior,
which scientists say signals an early sign of emotional processing.
And every parent knows that mimicking a baby's behavior, such as clapping
hands, brings the child pleasure. Imaging technology has confirmed that
this kind of play activates the pleasure center in the baby's brain,
whereas engaging in a mismatched activity doesn't.
Sumathi Reddy of the Wall Street Journal has the full report:
Here.
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