Why can't monkeys talk if they can perceive a little better than humans?
Are children's ears attuned sharper than adults to hear subtle acoustic changes?
I'm not very clear on the topics that include a continuum of sounds and why babies can distinguish these sounds but outgrow the ability
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I think question 2 is a really crucial one. We spend so much time talking about all the things infants perceive really well that we always forget to tell you that in fact infants do not hear as well as adults (those who have not yet started to lose their hearing). In fact, infants frequency range is smaller than that of adults. However, it might be worthwhile to consider this as an asset. Perhaps it is the case that both their smaller frequency range and their smaller working memories (short term memories) help them to selectively attend and process what's important in speech and ignore the stuff that is not important. Just some things to think about!
I agree! I also found an old article that talks about young babies' perception of higher frequency sounds (at 6 kHz), which is surprisingly better than adults! This has all sorts of implications for the perception of sounds that recruit these frequencies, like s, sh, f, th...
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