How does complex cognition emerge from simpler underlying processes? We show that two components are sufficient: infant-like curiosity and brain-like biophysical constraints jointly drive the emergenc...

<p>Are you intrigued by how distinct emotions emerge in the first years of life? Do you want to work with young children in naturalistic settings using cutting-edge methods to study emotions? Join us ...

<p>Are you intrigued by how distinct emotions emerge in the first years of life? Do you want to work with young children in naturalistic settings using cutting-edge methods to study emotions? Join us as a PhD candidate at the University of Amsterdam. You will be part of the ERC Starting Grant project EMODEV: The emergence of distinct emotions in human development at the University of Amsterdam.</p>

Are you interested in understanding early emotional development? We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to study the emergence of infants’ and young children’s distinct emotions. This research i...

The right questions can help us connect with strangers – and create closer bonds between parents and children.

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded Starting Grants this year to nine researchers at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The laureates are: Johana Kotišová, Milica Nikolic, Sebastian Pfeilmeier, Ziggy Pleunis, Gulnaz Sibgatullina, Giacomo Tagiuri, Amit Zac, Jianbo Zhang and Jeroen Zuiddam.

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Still no plans for next week? Then join us for one of our JASP workshops, either in Amsterdam or online. Next Monday we kick things off with “Discovering Statistics Using JASP.” Guided by Andy Field’s...

Discussion meeting organised by Professor Tony Prescott, Professor Agnieszka Wykowska, Professor Sarah Garfinkel, and Professor Paul Verschure.

This interdisciplinary summer program expands participants’ knowledge and understanding of emotion as a key motivator of human behavior.

APA's peer reviewed journal, Developmental Psychology advances knowledge and theory about development across the life span.

Contagious crying in infants has been considered an early marker of their sensitivity to others’ emotions, a form of emotional contagion, and an early basis for empathy. However, it remains unclear w...

The nervous system contains complex circuits comprising thousands of cell types and trillions of connections. Here, we discuss how the field of “developmental systems neuroscience” combines the molecu...

Happy New Year! 🎉 Are you considering learning a new data science or engineering skill as part of your New Year’s resolution? Here is a collection of free courses and resources covering a variety of t...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

Quiz: How social media savvy is your child? - Learn more and get Common Sense Media's research-backed tips.

Behaviors reveal sophisticated tool use—and possible “pranking”—among pachyderms

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1. Introduction How do we communicate our intentions to one another in conversational face-to-face interaction? What role do visual bodily signals play in this process, and how do they interact with l

Adolescent passions shape our future selves, and can be every bit as powerful – and perilous – as adult relationships

Neurons in certain brain areas integrate ‘what’ and ‘when’ information to discern hidden order in events in real time.

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Working as a PhD Candidate at the Donders Centre for Cognition? Check our vacancy here!

The concept of minimal self-consciousness or “minimal self” is equivalent to a very basic form of first-person, pre-reflective self-awareness, which includes bodily self-awareness, and is related ...

Yokose et al. demonstrate that visual-tactile coupling stimuli facilitate a mirror-induced self-directed behavior in mice. The study suggests that visual self-image may be developed and stored in a s...

Large language models (LLMs) are impressive technological creations but they cannot replace all scientific theories of cognition. A science of cognition must focus on humans as embodied, social animal...