Is There a Critical Age or Period for Learning Languages? | Dr. Erich Jarvis & Dr. Andrew Huberman

Dr. Erich Jarvis and Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss whether there’s a critical age or period for learning languages.

Dr. Erich Jarvis, PhD is a professor and the Head of the Laboratory of Neurogenetics of Language at Rockefeller University and an Investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast.

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[matmachina]

My Brother and I were boarn in Bulgaria, we both learned Russian from out grandmother. We moved to Australia and learned english. Now i live in germany and speak german while my brother studies in Austria and picked up some german there. When we speak to each other there is rarely a sentence spoken in onyl one of these 4 languages.

[DAmicoDanceHouston]

What an excellent episode. Thank you both so much. I am a dance teacher of 36 years in Houston. I love what you're working on. I've been teaching the benefits of dance on the brain for 20 + years. It's is truly remarkable what I've witnessed in my own students through dance therapy. To have a conversation with you would be amazing. Keep killin' it, Dr. Huberman and best to you, Dr. Jarvis.

[PangetKano]

Did I miss the answer? What are the critical years?

[VictorSneller]

When did they answer the question? I missed it.

[Rakyr]

I think there are advantages to both, for example because as an adult you can be more conscientious, you can learn good habits earlier where as a child, you are not as aware of your mistakes but you have an instinctive learning style.

[anitahernandez]

2:30 - Dr. Jarvis - Song Birds (vocal learning birds) and their “underlying genes”. Genesis 1:24, 25 - “according to their kinds”. Culture, however, is another topic on its own but related. (Genesis 11:1-9) Human attributes, for a lack of a scientific term, are universally similar, despite differences in language or dialect. I keep meaning to finish listening to this interview, it’s interesting.

[memastarful]

Oh and hello Andrew 👋 ☺ you are a precious soul. Keep up the fantastic job you are doing. So proud of you.

[jamesmccloud]

We can learn languages even as adults through comprehensible input based on the research about language acquisition, primarily from the linguist Stephen Krashen.

[DAmicoDanceHouston]

The comments are funny, I'm just reading them. I was like, what??.. I was so wrapped up in the other stuff they were talking about, that I didn't even notice how quickly they skip over that part. I could tell that they were moving onto something much bigger. This is some really cool stuff.

[arasheskandari]

Hello, thanks for sharing.
But pidgin refers to a langusge used as a means of communication, who has different languages, mainly associated with trade.

[gonzalodelacruz]

The question on the title wasn't answered (?)

[memastarful]

🐦 I love birds especially on my early morning walks. They each have such unique song. It's so beautiful and pleasant to hear. 🦜 I sometimes wonder if they are worshipping God in there own way.

[fayekalantzis]

we cant learn language later on in life ? even with Total immersion ? Bollocks .