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Learning language before birth

By Stephen Ornes / January 22, 2013
A special pacifier helped researchers study how newborns respond to different vowel sounds. Scientists propose that babies start to recognize language before birth. Credit: C. Moon

Scientists find that newborns can recognize vowel sounds similar to those spoken by their parents

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