Now researchers from The Rockefeller University have unearthed intriguing genetic evidence: a protein variant found only in humans that may have helped shape the emergence of spoken language.

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New research from Cornell reveals that adults instinctively simplify their speech when interacting with babbling infants, aiding language development. This pattern, termed the “simplification effect,” ...

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