# Neural Tracking to Auditory Statistical Structures in Children

## TL;DR

Children's brains can automatically detect and track statistical patterns in sounds, but this ability is not yet fully developed.

## Contribution

Demonstrates children's immature ability to track auditory statistical structures without prior knowledge.

## Key findings

- Children's brains show neural entrainment to auditory tone streams with statistical structures.
- This ability is automatic but less mature compared to adults.
- Prior knowledge is not required for tracking these structures.

## Abstract

Children's brain is able to track the linguistic structures in continuous speech. When there was no prior knowledge, we found that children also automatically detected and tracked the statistical structures in auditory tone steam as reflected by neural entrainment, but their ability was immature.