Deon T. Benton
@deontbenton.bsky.social
Developmental cognitive scientist. Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University. Co-host of The It's Innate! Podcast. PI of the Computational Cognitive Development Lab. Dad. Husband. Human. (he/him/his)
am I that guy? I AM THAT GUY NOW! NOO!
August 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
am I that guy? I AM THAT GUY NOW! NOO!
MAGAts: climate change isn't real
Also MAGAts:
Also MAGAts:
July 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
MAGAts: climate change isn't real
Also MAGAts:
Also MAGAts:
Lab manager and incoming PhD student extraordinaire presenting a poster at her second major research conference (@beckymbeaton.bsky.social)
May 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Lab manager and incoming PhD student extraordinaire presenting a poster at her second major research conference (@beckymbeaton.bsky.social)
hello from the [inside]
March 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
hello from the [inside]
Would ya look at that error surface
March 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Would ya look at that error surface
When you're an [American] everything looks like a [drone]
December 26, 2024 at 1:03 AM
When you're an [American] everything looks like a [drone]
I don't quite know what to say in a moment like this, but in case this is helpful to other PIs, here is what I've sent to my lab. I'd encourage you to do the same. You never know who could use the words.
November 6, 2024 at 7:16 PM
I don't quite know what to say in a moment like this, but in case this is helpful to other PIs, here is what I've sent to my lab. I'd encourage you to do the same. You never know who could use the words.
So honored and humbled to have received CDS's The Steve Reznick Early Career Award!
March 23, 2024 at 5:00 PM
So honored and humbled to have received CDS's The Steve Reznick Early Career Award!
My master's student, Mia Chen, is looking for 5- to 6-year-olds to test. Because this study takes place online via Zoom, you can participate even if you live in a different state!. If you have a 5- to 6-year-old (or know someone who does), please consider participating.
March 15, 2024 at 8:02 PM
My master's student, Mia Chen, is looking for 5- to 6-year-olds to test. Because this study takes place online via Zoom, you can participate even if you live in a different state!. If you have a 5- to 6-year-old (or know someone who does), please consider participating.
can't stop, won't stop (cross posting)
February 20, 2024 at 12:41 AM
can't stop, won't stop (cross posting)
[me to my keyboard today]
BRAIN NOT BRIAN
BRAIN NOT BRIAN
February 12, 2024 at 10:05 PM
[me to my keyboard today]
BRAIN NOT BRIAN
BRAIN NOT BRIAN
First lecture ready to go! Excited to teach students all about artificial neural networks and their applications to deep, unresolved theoretical issues in cognitive development!
January 7, 2024 at 10:55 PM
First lecture ready to go! Excited to teach students all about artificial neural networks and their applications to deep, unresolved theoretical issues in cognitive development!
Peppa Pig's Sing-Along with this munchkin!
November 10, 2023 at 11:22 PM
Peppa Pig's Sing-Along with this munchkin!
My first-ever application for an NIH R03 grant felt like a shot in the dark, but guess what? The grant has been funded! I'm ready to begin exploring how—or by what cognitive mechanisms of change—infants acquire causal knowledge about people and objects. #devpsyc #psychscisky
August 30, 2023 at 10:36 PM
My first-ever application for an NIH R03 grant felt like a shot in the dark, but guess what? The grant has been funded! I'm ready to begin exploring how—or by what cognitive mechanisms of change—infants acquire causal knowledge about people and objects. #devpsyc #psychscisky
