Talking to babies may help shape brain structure, research finds 

The team recorded 6,208 hours of language data, finding children with more highly educated mothers were exposed to greater amounts of adult speech, and themselves produced more vocalisations. Picture iStock

The amount of adult speech children are exposed to in their early years may help to shape the structure of their brains, researchers say.

Studies have previously suggested there are benefits to talking to young children, with research suggesting it can help improve their language processing and boost their vocabularies.