Objective The main goal of the present proposal is twofold: first, the activity involves the revision of the late research achievements in infant speech perception and initial language acquisition domains, and, second, it involves the organisation of a workshop that will bring together qualified researchers to discuss the relative contribution of genetic and environmental aspects to speech perception and early language development. The comparison between different methodologies and the integration of data from behavioural, neural-modelling and non-invasive brain imaging studies will also be addressed. For European researchers/laboratories the workshop is intended to foster collaborative research in the near future, with an emphasis on what represents a clear European dimension: language acquisition in multilingual societies. Fields of science social sciencespsychologypsycholinguistics Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) 1.1.1.-9. - Neurosciences Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme ACM - Preparatory, accompanying and support measures Coordinator UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA EU contribution No data Address C/ Adolf Florensa S/N 08028 BARCELONA Spain See on map Total cost No data