Babies Benefit from 'Um's' and 'Uh's (IMAGE)

University of Rochester

Babies Benefit from 'Um's' and 'Uh's

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Jackson Coles, 2, of Webster, N.Y., sitting in the lap of his mother, Christy, watches objects on a special monitor designed to track eye movement during a research study at the University of Rochester's Baby Lab. The study found babies use “um’s” and “uh’s” to help them learn new words.

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J. Adam Fenster, University of Rochester

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