Songbird study from CSHL, CCNY provides concrete measure of biology's impact on culture
Sunday, May 3, 2009 - 12:49
in Psychology & Sociology
Cold Spring Harbor, NY - During infancy, each of us emerges from a delightful but largely incoherent babble of syllables and learns to speak - normally, in the language of those who care for us. But imagine what would happen if we were somehow raised in utter isolation from other people, not only our parents but also from surrogates such as nurses and nannies.