Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
@sjblakemore.bsky.social
Professor of Psychology & Cognitive Neuroscience at Cambridge, FBA FMedSci FRS. Adolescent brain development. Views my own. Book: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1784161349
Yes, there‘s lots of research showing that it’s easier to learn a second language the earlier a child is exposed to it
February 1, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Yes, there‘s lots of research showing that it’s easier to learn a second language the earlier a child is exposed to it
For sound categorisation yes, with some relearning possible with specific irl training - see paper below
My dad presented a BBC series called The Mind Machine in the 1980S
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12861072/
My dad presented a BBC series called The Mind Machine in the 1980S
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12861072/
Foreign-language experience in infancy: effects of short-term exposure and social interaction on phonetic learning - PubMed
Infants acquire language with remarkable speed, although little is known about the mechanisms that underlie the acquisition process. Studies of the phonetic units of language have shown that early in life, infants are capable of discerning differences among the phonetic units of all languages, inclu …
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
February 1, 2026 at 3:08 PM
For sound categorisation yes, with some relearning possible with specific irl training - see paper below
My dad presented a BBC series called The Mind Machine in the 1980S
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12861072/
My dad presented a BBC series called The Mind Machine in the 1980S
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12861072/
I know! He would love the symmetry
February 1, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I know! He would love the symmetry
Wow, is that Bath?
January 20, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Wow, is that Bath?
🌟 Congratulations to @rakoenmaertens.bsky.social, who was awarded The Brenda Milner Best Paper Prize by a PhD or MPhil Student in the Cambridge Department of Psychology
December 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
🌟 Congratulations to @rakoenmaertens.bsky.social, who was awarded The Brenda Milner Best Paper Prize by a PhD or MPhil Student in the Cambridge Department of Psychology