# Hearing and deaf infants process information differently

**URL:** <https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/hearing-and-deaf-infants-process-information-differently/1930>\
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**Created:** [March 13, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/hearing-and-deaf-infants-process-information-differently/1930 "2019-03-13T16:31:31Z")\
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> **[Hearing and deaf infants process information differently](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190206144528.htm)**
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> Deaf children face unique communication challenges, but a new study shows that the effects of hearing impairment extend far beyond language skills to basic cognitive functions, and the differences in development begin surprisingly early in life....

  
Deaf children face unique communication challenges, but a new study shows that the effects of hearing impairment extend far beyond language skills to basic cognitive functions, and the differences in development begin surprisingly early in life. Researchers have studied how deaf infants process visual stimuli compared to hearing infants and found they took significantly longer to become familiar with new objects.