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The Independent UK
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Nilima Marshall

DARK SECRETS: Talking to toddlers boosts early brain development scientists | Vintage Vibes

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Talking to toddlers can help advance early brain development, scientists have found.

Researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) discovered that two-and-a-half-year-olds who heard more speech in everyday life had more myelin – a substance that makes brain signals more efficient – in language-related areas of their brains.

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