Do you ever wonder how a baby learns to talk? A new study
suggests that a baby learns how to form words by reading lips.
It happens during the stage where baby gibberish morphs into
actual words such as mama, or dada. Florida scientists
discovered that starting around age 6 months, babies begin
shifting from the intent eye gaze of early infancy to studying
mouths when people talk to them. "The baby in order to imitate
you has to figure out how to shape their lips to make that
particular sound they're hearing," explains developmental
psychologist David Lewkowicz of Florida Atlantic University, who
led the study being published Monday. "It's an incredibly
complex process." Scientists believe that these findings can
help them learn how the brain is wired. It offers more evidence
that quality face-time with your tot is very important for
speech development. It may also offer a look into whether there
are early warning signs of autism. Unraveling how babies learn
to speak isn't merely a curiosity. Neuroscientists