Cognitive scientists ID mechanism central to early childhood learning, social behavior
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 15:30
in Psychology & Sociology
A study provides compelling evidence for a new and possibly dominant way for social partners to coordinate joint attention, key for parent-child communication and early language learning. The findings open up new questions about language learning and the teaching of language. They could also have major implications for the treatment of children with early social-communication impairment, such as autism, where joint caregiver-child attention with respect to objects and events is a key issue.