Stephanie Bugden
stefbugden.bsky.social
Stephanie Bugden
@stefbugden.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at UWinnipeg. Director of Numeracy Development and Learning Lab www.uwnumeracylab.com
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If you are in the US and are doing research on Cognitive Development, Educational Psychology, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience or in related fields, contact me and we can put together an application for these brilliant new programs at Western University. We value diversity & academic freedom!
July 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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New paper! Here (in Nature Communications) we (Ale Geraci, Luca Surian, Lucia Gabriella Tina, & I; work led/run by Ale) show that 5-day-old newborns selectively attend to two distinct forms of prosocial over antisocial action: approaching versus avoiding and helping versus hindering.
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Human newborns spontaneously attend to prosocial interactions
Nature Communications - Abilities to distinguish between prosocial and antisocial actions are crucial for sustaining cooperative systems. Here, the authors show that human newborns with just 5 days...
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July 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Our new work featured in several news outlets today 🧪: #Reading skills — and struggles — manifest earlier than previously thought
New finding underscores need to intervene before kids start school, say researchers: news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor... #EduSky #brain #neuroimaging
Reading skills — and struggles — manifest earlier than thought — Harvard Gazette
New findings underscore the need for interventions before children start school, said Harvard researchers.
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June 24, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Super fun to do! Thanks @theitsinnatepc.bsky.social
🚨 New episode! We are excited to be releasing another "A conversation with a luminary" episode.  In it, we chat with Professor Nora Newcombe (@noranewcombe.bsky.social) about her science journey, the geometric module, empiricism & nativism, among other things. Enjoy!

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A conversation with a luminary #4: Nora Newcombe
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June 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
First Friday at the Manitoba Museum tonight is bumpin. Come visit the developmental labs from @uwinnipeg.bsky.social to learn about the brain.
April 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Come visit my lab tonight at the Manitoba Museum @manitobamuseum.bsky.social for First Friday to learn about how we study the developing brain. Come play fun number games and see our brain imaging tools in action! @uwinnipeg.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
It was our pleasure! I’m so glad you came and enjoyed the visit despite our crazy weather. I’m still receiving messages from folks expressing how much they enjoyed your talk. Come back soon!!
I had a wonderful (albeit very snowy) visit to the University of Winnipeg. Thank you @stefbugden.bsky.social for inviting me to give a talk and sharing all the exciting research underway at UofW.
March 31, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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🧪 Edward Huntley, Luke Hyde, @colterm.bsky.social, @christophermonk.bsky.social et al leveraged qualitative data to outline recommendations for incorporating underrepresented populations in neuroimaging studies, which is important for improving these studies' generalizability myumi.ch/4mnpZ
Increasing diversity in neuroimaging research: Participant-driven recommendations from a qualitative study of an under-represented sample
Enhancing the generalizability of neuroimaging studies requires actively engaging participants from under-represented communities. This paper leverage…
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March 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Happy to share our lab's latest publication. Shout out to Hannah Whitehead for taking the lead on this one. Part of a special issue on Spatial Intelligence and Learning www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/11...
Cognitive Foundations of Early Mathematics: Investigating the Unique Contributions of Numerical, Exe...
There is an emerging consensus that numerical, executive function (EF), and spatial skills are foundational to children’s mathematical learning and development. Moreover, each skill has been theoriz...
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December 1, 2023 at 2:50 PM
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New NMR Kids Lab paper 🚨: From Mother to Child: How Intergenerational Transfer is Reflected in Similarity of Corticolimbic Brain Structure and Mental Health (Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience). Congratulations 🥳🙌 @pdimanova.bsky.social @r3kaborbas.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
November 18, 2023 at 5:30 PM