Accepting PhD students this year!

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“Every thought, every bit of knowledge, and every memory is stored by the billions of neurons in our brain. Our lab is broadly interested in how infants’ brains develop to support our experiences and understanding of other people. Towards this goal, we use a variety of methods including behavioral, computational, and neuroimaging in infants, children, and adults. We fully believe that science is improved by including thoughts, ideas, and interests from a variety of different perspectives — lived experiences, academic interests, and identity. Together we are always stronger and our science will always be better.”

Science is Collaborative

Our Team

Our lab is new and growing. We believe that everyone that wants a place in academia should have a place where they can grow, learn, and thrive. If you think our lab would be a good match for you, feel free to reach out.

4.6-month-old infant brain

Our Research

What are the origins of the human mind? How do neural systems and structures support our ability to perceive, understand, and learn about ourselves and others? These are some of the questions are lab tries to answer at different levels of analysis.

Open Science

Resources

Our lab is committed to open science. As much as possible, we share data, code, stimuli, and results. Find out more by visiting our resources page.

SPOTLIGHT

Origins of Face Responses in the Human Cortex: fNIRS and fMRI Evidence From Infants

Rebecca Saxe & Heather Kosakowski discuss recent neuroimaging research in awake infants, which suggests that infants’ brains process the social and perceptual features of faces.

Learn more!

If you are interested in the neural basis of social cognition and its developmental origins, please reach out!