Childhood language exposure

What experts have said about Childhood language exposure

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1. Erich JarvisNegativeApr 23, 2026· Huberman Lab Essentials

   Missing childhood language exposure makes adult language learning difficult.

   “these critical periods that if you remove a child, this unfortunately happens where a child is feral and is not raised with human and goes through their puberty phase of growth. It becomes hard for them to learn a language as an adult.”

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