When 2-Month-Olds Listened to the Speech of Their Mother or a Stranger

question 45

Multiple Choice

When 2-month-olds listened to the speech of their mother or a stranger, the left hemisphere of the brain activated. But, when they listened to music, both areas activated. Such evidence illustrates

• A) the existence of Broca's and Wernicke's language regions in newborns.
• B) infants' early preference for music as an emotional experience
• C) preferences for mothers' voice over music
• D) how differences in density of neurons in certain brain regions make them suited to the processing of speech.
• E) that infants are born with certain structures in the brain that process speech, and other innate structures that process tempo.

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