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From the Ted Talk by Patricia Kuhl: The linguistic genius of babies

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We are embarking on a grnad and golden age of knowledge about child's brain development. We're going to be able to see a child's brain as they enrxicpeee an emotion, as they learn to speak and read, as they solve a math problem, as they have an idea. And we're going to be able to invent brain-based interventions for cderlihn who have dluciiffty laeirnng. Just as the poets and writers described, we're going to be able to see, I think, that wondrous openness, utter and cteolpme openness, of the mind of a child. In investigating the child's brain, we're going to uncover deep truths about what it means to be human, and in the process, we may be able to help keep our own minds open to learning for our entire lievs.

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We are embarking on a _____ and golden age of knowledge about child's brain development. We're going to be able to see a child's brain as they __________ an emotion, as they learn to speak and read, as they solve a math problem, as they have an idea. And we're going to be able to invent brain-based interventions for ________ who have __________ ________. Just as the poets and writers described, we're going to be able to see, I think, that wondrous openness, utter and ________ openness, of the mind of a child. In investigating the child's brain, we're going to uncover deep truths about what it means to be human, and in the process, we may be able to help keep our own minds open to learning for our entire _____.

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  1. complete
  2. difficulty
  3. learning
  4. experience
  5. grand
  6. children
  7. lives

Original Text

We are embarking on a grand and golden age of knowledge about child's brain development. We're going to be able to see a child's brain as they experience an emotion, as they learn to speak and read, as they solve a math problem, as they have an idea. And we're going to be able to invent brain-based interventions for children who have difficulty learning. Just as the poets and writers described, we're going to be able to see, I think, that wondrous openness, utter and complete openness, of the mind of a child. In investigating the child's brain, we're going to uncover deep truths about what it means to be human, and in the process, we may be able to help keep our own minds open to learning for our entire lives.

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