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Babies Judge Emotional Reactions Of Adults: Study
Two related studies on baby psychology reveal that, even at 15 months old, children can form opinions based on an adult's reaction. -
Better safe than sorry: Babies make quick judgments about adults’ anger
Research from Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences reveals for the first time that 15-month-old babies generalize an adult’s angry behavior. -
Training the Brain
Psychology major Marissa Pighin, is using her experience at UW's I-LABS to better support students like herself who are diagnosed with ADHD. -
The 800 phonemes of the tiniest linguists
I-LABS' Patricia Kuhl helps explain how infants acquire language skills – by losing their ability to discriminate sounds they don’t need. -
When do children show self-esteem?
New research from UW Psychology and I-LABS shows children have a strong sense of self from a young age. -
UW roboticists learn to teach robots from babies
A collaboration between UW developmental psychologists and computer scientists aims to enable robots to learn in the same way that children naturally do. -
Children’s self-esteem already established by age 5, new study finds
By age 5 children have a sense of self-esteem comparable in strength to that of adults, according to a new study by UW's I-LABS researchers. -
For Babies, Copy-Cat Games Provide a Social Compass
Researchers at the UW I-LABS begin to understand infants’ imitations. -
Math and me: Children who identify with math get higher scores
A new study from UW I-LABS suggests how strongly children identify with math can be used to predict how high they will score on a standardized math tests. -
Linking brains: UW scientists say they’ve done it.
UW I-LABS researchers have conducted what is believed to be the first experiment to show that two brains can be directly linked, allowing one participant to guess correctly what the other is thinking. -
UW scientists are pioneering research on ‘body maps’ in babies’ brains.
Researchers at the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS) are among the first scientists worldwide to study body maps in the infant brain. -
Babies’ brains show that social skills linked to second language learning
New findings by researchers at the UW's Institute for Learning Brain & Sciences demonstrate an early social behavior "gaze shifting" that is linked to infants’ ability to learn new language sounds. -
Mixed Expat Families Debate: Which Language to Speak at Home?
One of the most important—and debated—decisions among mixed expat families is which language to speak at home. -
‘Don’t wake the baby’ experiment gives new perspective on toddlers’ social skills
New study shows that young children understand how the sounds they make influence someone else. -
The Many Ways Baby Talk Gives Infant Brains a Boost
From a higher vocabulary to mastering mouth motion, the lilting babble seems to play a key role in helping babies process language.