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The first paper from the BabyRhythm project was published this week in the journal Brain and Language. Using EEG data from 8-week-old infants, we showed that a machine learning approach can be used to accurately classify whether an infant was hearing rhythmic speech or a rhythmic non-speech sound. First author Samuel...

The world’s largest education prize awarded to someone who is ‘creating a better world through education’ has been won by Professor Usha Goswami. Read more here: https://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/trainee-primary-school-teacher-turned-professor-wins-39million-yidan-education-prize

Prof Usha Goswami in the interview by Stephen Fry for the Fry's English Delight More details here: https://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/news/prof-usha-explains-language-development-radio-4-bbc

Available online, next Sunday 30th, at 13:30 Professor Usha Goswam i, Department of Psychology, has been interviewed by the BBC Radio 4, about her work. She explains the way the brain records and retains poetic meter and particularly the strong, rhythmic meter of the twice-told tales of childhood. Check the full interview...