Investigators: Alena Dass, Alexis Harun, Andrew Whitehouse, Chris Brennan-Jones, Gail Alvares, Joanna Granich, Susan Prescott, Peter Jacoby, Will McIntosh
The development of language is incredibly complex, and is important for a wide range of positive outcomes later in life, such as academic achievement, social ability and relationships. There is evidence that the left side of the brain is very important for language development, but at the moment we do not know how the left side of the brain becomes specialised for language. One interesting theory is that exposure to testosterone in the womb may have an influence.
The aim of the TALK study is to understand how testosterone exposure in the womb may be related to brain growth before birth, and language development after birth.
External collaborators:
- Murray Maybery (University of Western Australia)
- Dorothy Bishop (Oxford)
- Clyde Francks, Simon Fisher (Max Plank Institute)
- Jeff Keelan (University of Western Australia)
- Anthony Murphy (Clinical Obstetrical and Gynaecologist, Private Practice)
- Bridget Jeffery (Joondalup Health Campus)
- Paul Higginbotham, Lara Shur (Earbus Foundation of WA)
- Dunay Taljaard (Princess Margaret Hospital for Children)