Reduced neural selectivity for mental states in deaf children with delayed exposure to sign language

Early linguistic experience directly facilitates social development in childhood. Here, the authors reveal that children with delayed access to language show delayed development of selective responses in cortical regions involved in thinking about others’ thoughts.

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Main Authors:	Hilary Richardson, Jorie Koster-Hale, Naomi Caselli, Rachel Magid, Rachel Benedict, Halie Olson, Jennie Pyers, Rebecca Saxe
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2020-06-01
Series:	Nature Communications
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17004-y

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spelling	doaj-d41238b36d8a4582bc2265a01674b3a72021-06-27T11:13:50ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232020-06-0111111310.1038/s41467-020-17004-yReduced neural selectivity for mental states in deaf children with delayed exposure to sign languageHilary Richardson0Jorie Koster-Hale1Naomi Caselli2Rachel Magid3Rachel Benedict4Halie Olson5Jennie Pyers6Rebecca Saxe7Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyWheelock College of Education and Human Development, Boston UniversityDepartment of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyWheelock College of Education and Human Development, Boston UniversityDepartment of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Psychology, Wellesley CollegeDepartment of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyEarly linguistic experience directly facilitates social development in childhood. Here, the authors reveal that children with delayed access to language show delayed development of selective responses in cortical regions involved in thinking about others’ thoughts.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17004-y
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spellingShingle	Hilary Richardson Jorie Koster-Hale Naomi Caselli Rachel Magid Rachel Benedict Halie Olson Jennie Pyers Rebecca Saxe Reduced neural selectivity for mental states in deaf children with delayed exposure to sign language Nature Communications
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title	Reduced neural selectivity for mental states in deaf children with delayed exposure to sign language
title_short	Reduced neural selectivity for mental states in deaf children with delayed exposure to sign language
title_full	Reduced neural selectivity for mental states in deaf children with delayed exposure to sign language
title_fullStr	Reduced neural selectivity for mental states in deaf children with delayed exposure to sign language
title_full_unstemmed	Reduced neural selectivity for mental states in deaf children with delayed exposure to sign language
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publisher	Nature Publishing Group
series	Nature Communications
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publishDate	2020-06-01
description	Early linguistic experience directly facilitates social development in childhood. Here, the authors reveal that children with delayed access to language show delayed development of selective responses in cortical regions involved in thinking about others’ thoughts.
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Reduced neural selectivity for mental states in deaf children with delayed exposure to sign language

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