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Lexington native's research takes linguistic approach to tackle 'nature versus nurture' question

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Lexington native Sydney Sun, a PLD High School grad is a senior at the University of Pennsylvania
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Lexington native Sydney Sun, a 2020 PLD High School grad, is a senior at the University of Pennsylvania. Next fall, she’s planning a move to Baltimore to attend Johns Hopkins Medical School.

Is it more about what you say or how you play? This week Dr. Greg talks with Sydney Sun, a senior at the University of Pennsylvania who talks about her research involving the type of linguistic communication parents and children used during game-play and what that revealed about future behavioral patterns.

You can read the UPenn article on Sydney Sun's research project below:
https://omnia.sas.upenn.edu/story/playing-language