Exploring Neural Tracking in Early Language Development from Infancy to Childhood: A Scoping Review

Abstract

Your review provides an overview of current research on neural tracking in infants and children, focusing on how their brains synchronize with the rhythms of speech and its implications for language acquisition. It discusses the development of neural tracking in distinct frequency bands, the influence of speech stimuli on tracking, and its relationship with language development outcomes. The review highlights that infants' brains are capable of tracking speech rhythms from birth, with differences based on the type of speech they are exposed to, and suggests that neural tracking may be linked to vocabulary outcomes. However, it also emphasizes the need for further research to confirm these findings and explore individual differences in neural tracking and language development.