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Title: Prenatal Volume in the Bilateral Superior Temporal Gyrus Associates with Children's Expressive Vocabulary at 24-36 Months
Language: English
Authors: Annika Werwach (ORCID 0000-0001-5497-7958), Alex Tsompanidis, Luca Villa, Roger Tait, John Suckling, Topun Austin (ORCID 0000-0002-8428-8624), Sarah Hampton, Carrie Allison, Rosemary Holt, Simon Baron-Cohen, Gesa Schaadt (ORCID 0000-0002-3192-3698)
Source: Developmental Science. 2026 29(3).
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Expressive Language, Vocabulary Development, Toddlers, Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Prenatal Influences, Correlation, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (England)
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: MacArthur Bates Communicative Development Inventories
DOI: 10.1111/desc.70187
ISSN: 1363-755X
1467-7687
Abstract: Children's language development starts in utero, with language-relevant brain areas starting to develop and differentiate during the second trimester of pregnancy. Postnatal development in language-relevant brain areas such as the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) and superior temporal gyrus (STG) has been shown to be related to language skills. In this study, as part of the Cambridge Human Imaging and Longitudinal Development (CHILD) project, prenatal structural characteristics of the IFG and STG (30th - 33rd GW) and their association with English children's language skills, obtained longitudinally at two postnatal assessment points (n = 24 and n = 25) was examined. Prenatal bilateral STG volume was found to be associated with expressive vocabulary 2-3 years after birth (M = 139.1 weeks), as measured by the Communicative Development Inventory (CDI). These results highlight the relevance of prenatal brain development for language acquisition after birth.
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Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1504471
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