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Language and Mind-Reading Sit on Separate Brain Tracks in Kids

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Source: Neuroscience News
Language and Mind-Reading Sit on Separate Brain Tracks in Kids
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New fMRI study of children aged 3–9 finds language and Theory of Mind rely on distinct, non-overlapping regions in the left and right superior temporal lobe, with stable connectivity patterns across childhood; in adults these networks increasingly interact, suggesting separate developmental origins that gradually integrate over time.

Topics:healthscience#brain-connectivity#child-development#language#neuroscience#science#theory-of-mind
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  1. Language and Empathy Have Distinct Origins in the Developing Brain  Neuroscience News
  2. Children’s brains have two separate thinking systems from the start  Earth.com
  3. Children may be born with two complex cognitive functions already established, research reveals  Medical Xpress
  4. Functional dissociation of language and theory of mind in the developing superior temporal lobe  Nature
  5. The Brain Keeps Its Two Greatest Tricks in Different Rooms. Even in Toddlers.  ScienceBlog.com

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