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Eye contact helps infants 'tune in' to speaker's brainwaves and learn language

Infants use eye contact with speakers to work out what to pay attention to and synchronize their brainwaves, helping them learn language, scientists in Cambridge and Singapore have shown.

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Scientists at the University of Cambridge and Singapore found that infants use eye contact with speakers to synchronize their brainwaves, which helps them determine what to focus on and supports language learning. The study highlights that social cues such as eye contact, “baby talk,” or name‑calling guide infants amid competing sensory stimuli, though the precise mechanisms were previously unclear.

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