What is it about?
In this study we followed 26 Swedish children, assessing their memory (deferred imitation), joint attention, and nonverbal communication in infancy, as well as their language and cognitive abilities later.
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Why is it important?
We found that infants who scored low on both memory at 9 months and joint attention at 14 months had lower cognitive scores at age 4 years.
Perspectives
There is a notable lack of research regarding the relationship between infant cognition and subsequent cognitive abilities. Our findings demonstrate a long-term association between preverbal skills and later cognitive development, indicating that early memory and joint attention may play a significant role in future child development.
Professor Lars Smith
University of Oslo
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This page is a summary of: Infant recall memory and communication predicts later cognitive development, Infant Behavior and Development, December 2006, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2006.07.002.
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