Listening through the lens of culture: How acoustic environments shape language development
The influence of culture on an individual’s everyday life, behavior, and values is as ubiquitous as the air we breathe.
Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
The influence of culture on an individual’s everyday life, behavior, and values is as ubiquitous as the air we breathe.
The neural correlates of predictive processing in language, critical for efficient sentence comprehension, is well documented in adults.
Cultural differences in environmental auditory ecology are usually studied using geographic area monitoring.
The Waisman Center has been at the forefront of research on cochlear implants and hearing science for more than two decades.
Carlos Benítez-Barrera, PhD, quien lidera el laboratorio de Experiencias Auditivas Pediátricas y el Cerebro, está interesado en el impacto de experiencias auditivas tempranas, desarrollo del lenguaje, y percepción del habla en niños. También trae nuevas técnicas para ayudar a impulsar este campo de investigación.
Carlos Benítez-Barrera, PhD, who leads the Pediatric Auditory Experience and Brain lab, is interested in the impact of early auditory experiences, language development, and speech perception in kids and brings new technical expertise to help advance the field.