CUHK develops EEG test technology to predict baby's future language ability

China News Service, Hong Kong, July 14 (Reporter Zhang Xiaoxi) Linguists and pediatric specialists of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have developed a new set of EEG testing technology that can predict the language ability of babies after they grow up and help parents pass Early intervention and training improve the child's language ability

On the same day, Huang Junwen and Professor Leung Tingxun of the Department of Pediatrics of the Faculty of Medicine of CUHK attended a press conference in Hong Kong to introduce the use of EEG test to predict the language ability of babies after they grow up

Huang Junwen said that in recent years, the research team recruited a total of 118 babies of 12 months or younger whose family is Chinese as their mother tongue.

Huang Junwen believes that because language ability is closely related to mental health, behavior adjustment, academic achievement and employment development, poor language ability may bring a long-term burden to individuals and society

"Parents generally don't want to deal with problems after they emerge.

Liang Tingxun said that the study uses neurometric data to build a new predictive model, which predicts performance far beyond other models that use traditional clinical indicators (such as birth weight and pregnancy weeks) to calculate

According to reports, the research has received funding support from the Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Fund, and the research results have been accepted for publication in the academic journal "American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology", and developed by the start-up "Kejin Language and Learning Program" into a set called " Precise listening" EEG language development prediction technology

Huang Junwen also expressed the hope that the study can be extended to cities in the Greater Bay Area in the future to help more children and parents in need.