The ability to learn and apply rules lies at the heart of cognition. In a seminal study, Marcus et al. (1999) reported that 7-month-old infants learned abstract rules over syllable sequences and were...

Abstract. Understanding cognitive development is fundamental for explaining variation in adult cognitive phenotypes, and thus the processes driving cogniti

The Department of Psychology at Stanford University is seeking applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position, with a research focus on developmental and/or social psychology. In addition ...

Institute of Psychology, Department of Developmental and Educational PsychologyFaculty 11 – Human and Health SciencesUniversity of Bremen

Infants show a preference for infant-directed speech (IDS) over adult-directed speech (ADS). This preference has been linked to infants' language processing and word learning in experimental setting...

Examining the Robustness and Generalizability of the Shape Bias: A Meta-Analysis

A new study assesses how cognitive skills of great apes vary between individuals.

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Scientific Data - EVApeCognition: An 18-Year Dataset of Great Ape Cognition

Blog about fatherhood, langauge, developmental psychology, and cognitive science.

Brokering peace in the ape (culture) wars - Volume 8

Different experiences foster learning in different cultural contexts

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My team recruits a PhD student to work under the supervision of Olivier Morin on the evolution of written communication, within a project jointly led by Olivier Morin, Hugo Mercier, and Marc Allassonn...

Does intergroup conflict shape intragroup (parochial) prosociality in primates? If so, what behavioural, neuroendocrine, and (epi)genetic mechanisms drive it.