Back-and-forth exchanges boost children’s brain response to language McGovern scientists have found that conversation between an adult and a child appears to change the child’s brain. Photo: MIT Home | News | Beyond the 30 Million Word Gap Beyond the 30 Million Word Gap Anne Trafton | February 14, 2018 FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail At the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, John Gabrieli’s lab is studying how exposure to language may influence brain function in children. How Huntington’s disease affects different neurons Self-assembling proteins can store cellular “memories” New sensor uses MRI to detect light deep in the brain See all news