Scientists have found a cluster of rhythmic brain cells in newborn mice that may explain why spoken languages around the world share a common tempo. What crying baby mice could teach us about human ...

A baby's cry is a form of communication used to attract attention from adult caregivers, and every baby cries in a similar but distinct way. Researchers have studied the vocal behavior of baby mice, ...

A newborn lies in the maternity ward of the Lens hospital, northern France. A study of crying mice could help explain some building blocks of human infant cries and adult speech. (Philippe Huguen | ...

When baby mice cry, they do it to a beat that is synchronized to the rise and fall of their own breath. It's a pattern that researchers say could help explain why human infants can cry at birth — and ...

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