How Your Mind Creates Language

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May 13, 202137:51Science & Medicine

Ev Fedorenko is in awe of her 3 1/2 year old daughter's ability to soak up language – and as a neuroscientist, Ev's goal is to one day understand how her daughter's brain is doing it. Meanwhile she is tackling ques...

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