# BLAB In The News ## News Coverage of Our Lab's Work [### Dr. Bergelson Featured in A Member Spotlight by the Association for Psychological Science ](https://www.psychologicalscience.org/publications/observer/member-spotlight-elika-bergelson.html) August 16, 2024 **Dr. Bergelson** discusses her work, what led her to her research interests, and future research projects in pursuit! ![Association for Psychological Science logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum3941/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2024-12/5362a6_db5924e8b4ff4cd8a5ba0b10af2bef43~mv2.png?h=66ddf9b2&itok=CS7fmWi0) [### Cross-continental language input and production study featured in 'Harvard Gazette' ](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/01/why-do-some-kids-learn-to-talk-earlier-than-others-childhood-development-linguistics/) February 23, 2024 The PNAS study we mentioned in the last news post was also featured in the Harvard Gazette. The article discusses the study's findings and implications. ![The Harvard Gazette logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum3941/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2024-12/Screenshot%202024-11-22%20at%209.42.47%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=iJYcAanA) [### Dr. Bergelson on ABC Australia ](/news/2023/12/dr-bergelson-abc-australia) December 27, 2023 **Dr. Bergelson** was interviewed by ABC Australia about our recent study in PNAS about language input and production from children around the world. Click the link above to watch the clip! ![A male newscaster sits at a desk with various papers in front of him](/sites/g/files/omnuum3941/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2024-12/Screenshot%202024-12-04%20at%2010.19.23%E2%80%AFAM_0.png?itok=nJlixcxl) [### Cross-continental language input and production study featured in 'Science' ](https://www.science.org/content/article/kids-chattier-parents-are-more-talkative-may-have-bigger-vocabulary?utm_medium=ownedSocial&utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=NewsfromScience&fbclid=IwAR3UxFaWTwGQABovw3yyPKIDdkWPL7771o-9BpIr5-ibXBpGhG0zCpLDkLQ) December 20, 2023 A recently-published collaboration between our lab and scientists around the world finds that more talkative parents are associated with more talkative children; no effect of socioeconomic status on children's talk. The study, published in PNAS, analyzed... ![Science Magazine Logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum3941/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2024-12/Screenshot%202024-12-04%20at%2010.42.56%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=2uG4xgX0) [### Dr. Bergelson wins FABBS Early Career Award ](https://fabbs.org/news/2023/06/researcher-gains-insights-on-early-language-development/) June 29, 2023 **Dr. Bergelson** was awarded the Early Career Award by the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences for her work in early language development and for the lab's focus on science communication. Congratulations, Dr. B! ![Federations of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum3941/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2024-12/site-icon-1.png?itok=v1zGzMiP) [### Language experience predicts music processing in a half-million speakers of fifty-four languages ](https://theworld.org/segments/2024/04/04/tonal-language-speakers-have-better-melodic-abilities) May 04, 2023 Published in Current Biology former BLab RA **Jingxuan Liu** and **Dr. Bergelson** were featured in The World for Jing's project on tonal languages and musical ability, in collaboration with Courtney Hilton and Samuel Mehr. ![The World News Logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum3941/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2024-12/The_World_logo.jpg?itok=FesFlCVY) [### Babies learn language earlier than you think — a Duke prof wants to know how ](https://www.heraldsun.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article188330984.html) December 07, 2017 ![The Herald Sun Logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum3941/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2024-12/Heraldsun_0.jpg?itok=NMQmDTK8) [### Babies learn what words mean before they can use them ](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-babies-language/babies-learn-what-words-mean-before-they-can-use-them-idUSKBN1DK2FA/) November 30, 2017 ![Reuters Logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum3941/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2024-12/download-3.png?itok=bWpGoO4J) [### Forget 'goo goo ga ga' - babies understand the meanings of words before they can even talk ](https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/forget-goo-goo-ga-ga-babies-understand-meanings-words-before-they-can-even-talk-1648101) November 20, 2017 ![International Business Times Logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum3941/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2024-12/download.jpg?itok=ydv6hEl8) [### Babies may be able to link certain words and concepts, research suggests ](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/nov/20/babies-may-be-able-to-link-certain-words-and-concepts-research-suggests) November 20, 2017 ![The Guardian Logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum3941/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2024-12/download-1.jpg?itok=FhItuIO7) [### Babies understand you more than you think: Children as young as six months know when the meaning of different words are related ](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5101149/Children-young-6-months-know-words-related.html) November 20, 2017 ![Daily Mail Logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum3941/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2024-12/download-2.png?itok=JD5PgCg5) [### The Connected Vocabularies of Six-Month-Olds ](https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/11/babies-language-vocabularies/546320/) November 20, 2017 ![The Atlantic Logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum3941/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2024-12/download-4.png?itok=1nEDoKIr) [### Six-month-old babies know words for common things, but struggle with similar nouns ](https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/growth-curve/babies-recognize-common-words-6-months) November 20, 2017 ![Science News logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum3941/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2024-12/download.png?itok=dlZOVPUA)