From melody to words: The role of sex hormones in early language development

Wermke, Kathleen; Quast, Anja; Hesse, V.

doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2018.03.008

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“…Although we are far from understanding the exact underlying mechanisms of hormones on language development, there is no doubt that hormones play an important role. For example, cord blood testosterone is a predictor of poor language development at age 4 years among boys (Hollier et al 2013) and peripheral hormones are key regulators of vocal behavior towards language development during a transitory hormone-surge in the first months of life known as "mini-puberty" (Wermke et al 2018).…”

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Prenatal bisphenol A exposure is associated with language development but not with ADHD-related behavior in toddlers from the Odense Child Cohort

Jensen

Mustieles

Bleses

et al. 2019

Environmental Research

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Bisphenol A (BPA) is a non-persistent chemical with endocrine disrupting abilities widely used in a variety of consumer products. The fetal brain is particularly sensitive to chemical exposures due to its rapid growth and complexity. Some studies have reported associations between maternal BPA exposure and behaviour but few have assessed impact on cognitive development, and to our knowledge no studies have specifically assessed the impact on language development. We therefore assessed whether maternal urinary BPA concentration during pregnancy was associated with language development and attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in offspring aged 18-36 months in the prospective Odense Child Cohort. BPA was analysed in 3rd trimester maternal fasting urine spot samples. Language development was addressed among 535 children using the Danish adaptation of the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories at median age 21 months; ADHD traits were assessed by parents of 658 children using the Child Behavior Checklist for ages 1½-5 years at mean age 2.7 years. Associations were assessed using logistic regression models comparing children below the 15th percentile score for language and above the 85 percentiles score with the other children for ADHD while stratifying by sex and adjusting for maternal education, duration of breastfeeding, and maternal urine phthalates. BPA was detected in 85.3% of the urine samples (median 1.2 ng/ml). Boys of mothers with BPA exposure in the highest tertile had an odds ratio of 3.70 (95% CI 1.34-10.21) of being in the lowest 15 th percentile of vocabulary score compared to boys of mothers within the lowest tertile after adjustment, whereas no association was found in girls. No clear dose-response relationship between maternal BPA and ADHD scores above the 85 th percentile was found for either sex. Since early language development is a relevant predictor of reading skills and educational success, more epidemiological studies assessing BPA exposure and language skills are needed to confirm our findings.

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Prenatal bisphenol A exposure is associated with language development but not with ADHD-related behavior in toddlers from the Odense Child Cohort

Jensen

Mustieles

Bleses

et al. 2019

Environmental Research

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“…This phase is called "minipuberty" because of its similarity to the pubertal period [5,6]. During "mini-puberty", boys have higher concentrations of circulating testosterone (T) while girls have higher levels of bioavailable estradiol (E2) [7]. Some authors studying the influence of "mini-puberty" on voice production have suggested that the different sex hormone levels may account for distinct sex-related cry melody patterns and the well-known and consistent female advantage in early language development [8][9][10][11].…”

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“…Some authors studying the influence of "mini-puberty" on voice production have suggested that the different sex hormone levels may account for distinct sex-related cry melody patterns and the well-known and consistent female advantage in early language development [8][9][10][11]. Wermke et al [7], who analyzed the infant's crying melody patterns, distinguished between simple (single-arc) melodies and complex (multiple-arc) melodies. The authors found a correlation between the complexity of the cry melody and the E2/sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) ratio, thus explaining the vocal gender difference during "mini-puberty".…”

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Effect of sex hormones on human voice physiology: from childhood to senescence

Zamponi¹,

Mazzilli²,

Mazzilli³

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The aim of the present literature review is to describe the influence of sex hormones on the human voice in physiological conditions. As a secondary sexual organ, the larynx is affected by sex hormones and may change considerably over the lifespan. In the current review, sex hormone-related voice modifications occurring during childhood, puberty, the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and senescence are described. The roles of sex hormones (including gonadotropins, testosterone, estrogen, androstenedione, dehydroepiandrosterone, and dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate) underlying physiological voice changes are discussed, the main differences between males and females are explained and clinical implications are taken into account.

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“…Em torno de 2 anos e meio, as meninas possuem a capacidade de juntar cerca de oito palavras por vez; os meninos, somente cinco; além do que as frases das meninas tendem a ser mais complexas e longas (Eliot, 2013). Essas diferenças podem ser justificadas pela presença de hormônios nas crianças do sexo feminino, como os esteroides, importantes reguladores do comportamento vocal em relação à linguagem, os quais ocorrem durante um pico hormonal transitório denominado "minipuberdade" (Wermke et al, 2018). Outro estudo também aponta diferença na cronologia da mielinização em áreas cerebrais responsáveis pela linguagem, ocorrendo de forma mais precoce em meninas (Pinheiro, 2007).…”

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Associações entre gênero e desenvolvimento linguístico em crianças de uma creche pública

Leandro

Souza

Caldas

et al. 2021

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O desenvolvimento infantil contempla quatro grandes áreas: motor grosseiro, motor fino-adaptativo, pessoal-social e linguagem, sendo todas influenciadas por caracteres intrínsecos e extrínsecos. A linguagem é um instrumento social utilizado em interações comunicativas e diversos fatores podem influenciar nesse processo, como o gênero. Os estímulos ofertados a meninos e meninas são distintos, baseados em diferenças socioculturais instituídas ao longo dos séculos. Objetivo: Avaliar a associação entre o gênero e o desenvolvimento linguístico em crianças de uma creche pública no município de Marabá (PA). Método: Trata-se de um estudo transversal, realizado em 62 crianças, com idade entre 3 a 6 anos. O intrumento utilizado foram o Questionário socioeconômico e o Teste de Triagem de Desenvolvimento de Denver II. Foi utilizado o Teste U (Teste não paramétrico de Mann Whitney) com nível de significância de 5%. Resultados: As meninas obtiveram maiores médias de acertos, destacando-se: compreende 3 adjetivos (0.94±0.25), reconhece 4 ações (0.94±0.25) e define 3 objetos pelo uso (0.97±0.18). Conclusão: Crianças do sexo feminino possuem desfecho mais favorável no processo de aquisição da fala comparado ao sexo masculino.

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From melody to words: The role of sex hormones in early language development

Cited by 18 publications

References 108 publications

Prenatal bisphenol A exposure is associated with language development but not with ADHD-related behavior in toddlers from the Odense Child Cohort

Prenatal bisphenol A exposure is associated with language development but not with ADHD-related behavior in toddlers from the Odense Child Cohort

Effect of sex hormones on human voice physiology: from childhood to senescence

Associações entre gênero e desenvolvimento linguístico em crianças de uma creche pública

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