Developing language in a developing body: genetic associations of infant gross motor behaviour and self‐care/symbolic actions with emerging language abilities
Genetically encoded processes linking gross motor behaviour in young infants to self-care/symbolic actions in older infants are different from those linking self-care/symbolic actions to emerging language abilities. These findings are consistent with a developmental cascade where motor control enables children to engage in novel social interactions, but children's social learning abilities foster language development.
Authors
- Lucía de Hoyos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7252-1591)
- Ellen Verhoef (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8315-1095)
- Jeffrey van der Ven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0897-2149)
- Evan Kidd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4301-2290)
- Philip S. Dale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7697-8510)
- Beaté St Pourcain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4680-3517)
- Fenja Schlag
- Simon E. Fisher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3132-1996)
- Mitchell Olislagers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4002-9006)
Institutions
- Australian National University (AU)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- University of New Mexico (US)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (NL)
- Erasmus MC Cancer Institute (NL)
- MRC Epidemiology Unit (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-08-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70021
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Language Development and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.44
Funders
- Government of the United Kingdom
- UK Research and Innovation
- European Commission
- University of Bristol
- Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
- HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme
- Medical Research Council
- Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation