Stories Related to Babies’ Cries May Foretell Their Adult Voices, A Study Shows

MATT STEVENS, NY Times: Science
Mon, 07/16/2018 - 5:32am

New research indicates that the pitch of a baby’s cries at 4 months old may predict the pitch of its speech at age 5.

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