Mechanical Properties of the Developing Brain are Associated with Language Input and Vocabulary Outcome.

ABSTRACT: The quality of language that children hear in their environment is associated with the development of language-related brain regions, in turn promoting vocabulary knowledge. Although informative, it remains unknown how these environmental influences alter the structure of neural tissue and subsequent vocabulary outcomes. The current study uses magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) to examine how children's language environments underlie brain tissue mechanical properties, characterized as brain tissue stiffness and damping ratio, and promote vocabulary knowledge. Twenty-five children, ages 5-7, had their audio and video recorded while engaging in a play session with their parents. Children also completed the Picture Vocabulary Task (from NIH Toolbox) and participated in an MRI, where MRE a

SUBMITTER: Schneider JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9397825 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature