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Sensitive Period Hypothesis

The Sensitive Period Hypothesis is a theoretical construct in second language acquisition research proposing that there exists an optimal, biologically constrained window of time during which language acquisition proceeds most efficiently and with greatest success, particularly for achieving native-like proficiency.

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Critical period effects in second language learning: The influence of maturational state on the acquisition of English as a second language

Jacqueline S. Johnson, Elissa L. Newport · Cognitive Psychology · 1989 · 2.7K citations

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Cognitive Recovery in Socially Deprived Young Children: The Bucharest Early Intervention Project

Charles A. Nelson, Charles H. Zeanah, Nathan A. Fox et al. · Science · 2007 · 956 citations

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A sensitive period for the acquisition of a nonnative phonological system

Susan Oyama · Journal of Psycholinguistic Research · 1976 · 655 citations

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A critical period for second language acquisition: Evidence from 2/3 million English speakers

Joshua K. Hartshorne, Joshua B. Tenenbaum, Steven Pinker · Cognition · 2018 · 629 citations · Full text

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The influence of a sensitive period on central auditory development in children with unilateral and bilateral cochlear implants

Anu Sharma, Michael F. Dorman, Andrej Kral · Hearing Research · 2005 · 609 citations

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Authors

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  1. VB
    Virginia B. Penhune

    Concordia University, Canada

    6 publications · 795 citations

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  2. EC
    Erin C. Dunn

    Massachusetts General Hospital, United States

    5 publications · 575 citations

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  3. TM
    Toshiya Matsushima

    Hokkaido University, Japan

    5 publications · 191 citations

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  4. MB
    Marina Bedny

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    5 publications · 327 citations

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  5. CE
    Catherine E. Snow

    Harvard University, United States

    4 publications · 852 citations

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432

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    11 h-index

    29 publications

    3.4K citations

  2. Stockholm University

    Stockholm, Sweden

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    904 citations

  3. Hokkaido University

    Sapporo, Japan

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    679 citations

  4. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    2K citations

  5. Concordia University

    Montreal, Canada

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    2.2K citations

  6. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    451 citations

  7. Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, United States

    6 h-index

    26 publications

    2.7K citations

  8. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    1.1K citations

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  1. Developmental Psychobiology

    11 publications · 595 citations

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  2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 8 publications · 1.7K citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 6 publications · 285 citations

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  4. Science

    6 publications · 1.6K citations

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  5. Journal of Neuroscience

    6 publications · 935 citations

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