Eylem Altuntas

Postdoctoral Research Fellow 🇦🇺 @MARCSInstitute @westernsydneyu | Psycholinguistics | Developmental Psychology | Speech and Language | TR/EN | she/her

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Babies learn a lot in their first year, but not in a straight line. Our new study shows that babies can learn patterns in speech as early as 4 months old. But across development, how they show that learning changes.
https://t.co/MVvjLpRc3p

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We wrapped up #ScienceInTheSwamp 2025 at Centennial Park yesterday 🧠✨ Kids explored puzzles, brain-training activities & even tried an EEG cap. Such a brilliant end to #NationalScienceWeek!
#STEM #MeetAScientist

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So much fun at #ScienceInTheScrub 🧠✨
Kids learned about the brain, did hands-on activities & even tried on an EEG cap!
Next stop: #ScienceInTheSwamp at Centennial Park, Sun 17 Aug, 11am–3pm. Come join us!
#ScienceWeek #STEM

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🎙️ New interview on @RobWords!

We chat about how babies learn language — including:
👶 Why “mama” is universal
🍌 Why “banana” becomes “nana”
🧠 How babies detect speech patterns at 4 months

Watch here 👉 https://t.co/dpCXPA6ZEW

#Linguistics #BabyScience #RobWords

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@SarMWright_ @ISBilingualism @bcbl_ Oh Antonia and I were just in San Sebastián for the WILD conference — such a beautiful city, and we’ve only just left! Enjoy your time there!

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I had a great time this morning chatting with Ron Wilson on 2SM Radio's Breakfast program about how babies decode language and how they take in information faster than we ever imagined! 👶🧠🔊 Listen to the full interview here: https://t.co/UrEgVJwRnR
#BabyScience #InfantLanguage

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Tune in tomorrow morning at 7:45 AM AEDT to hear me discuss how babies decode languages on 2SM's breakfast program with Ron Wilson! 🎙️👶

📅 Date: Wednesday, 5th
⏰ Time: 7:45 AM AEDT
📻 Station: 2SM

Don’t miss it—set your alarms! ⏰🔊

#LanguageLearning #BabyScience #2SMRadio

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Over 20,000 reads in just one week! Couldn't be happier! 🎉

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I was on ABC Radio Sydney last night sharing insights from our latest research! 🎧 Missed it? No worries! Full program here: https://t.co/eyonmLyrBH
⏳ Skip to my interview at 👉 1:35:00 👈 so you don’t have to listen to the whole program! #InfantResearch #ABCRadio #Language

[Eylem Altuntas @eylemaltuntash]

🎙️ Tune in! I’ll be on ABC Radio Sydney tonight at 8 PM (AEST), chatting about how babies acquire language 🍼🗣️ and sharing insights from our latest research. Hope you can listen in! 📻✨

#LanguageDevelopment #BabyBrains #EarlyLearning #ScienceCommunication #ABCRadio #Sydney

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The findings shake up previous ideas about language learning – and give us an earlier window to help children who might be at risk of speech or language delays. @westernsydneyu https://t.co/IoOiU7EnFd

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I wrote for The Conversation about our latest publication!

Babies as young as 4 months can tell how the sounds of different languages are made. Could this help identify language delays sooner? https://t.co/jUCyG68cNp via @ConversationEDU
#Research #LanguageLearning #Babies

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🔴 Research Fellow call is open!
More info: https://t.co/BP2ngta6QF

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5/5
📖 Read the full study: https://t.co/fTsNOknBuv
#DevelopmentalScience #LanguageDevelopment #Phonology #InfantResearch

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🎉 Excited to share our new publication in Developmental Science! 🍼👶

Phonological Feature Abstraction Before 6 Months

🔽 More details in the thread! 🧵👇

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4/5
🔑 Early phonological abstraction:
These findings challenge traditional views, showing that phonological abstraction develops before perceptual attunement.
This supports the Perceptual Assimilation Model (PAM).

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https://t.co/X1N7GMesaV

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MARCS International Visiting Scholar Program for 2025 is now open. On offer are 4 x $2,500 Scholarships for PhD Students and 3 x $3,500 Scholarships for Postdocs / Academics for visits of 1-3 months before the end of 2025. Deadline is 20th January 2025. DM me if interested.