UC Davis Infant Cognition Lab
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The first years after birth are critically important for the development of the baby's brain and mind. We are a lab at UC Davis devoted to understanding cognitive development in infancy. 👶 https://linktr.ee/infantcognitionlab
#babies #babyscience #ucdavis
#babies #babyscience #ucdavis
☁️ A big thank you to all the amazing babies and parents who visited the lab recently! You are lifting our research to new heights this summer— we’re so grateful for your support! 🌞💛 #thankyou #development #infant #researchlab #cognition #ucdavis #research
July 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
☁️ A big thank you to all the amazing babies and parents who visited the lab recently! You are lifting our research to new heights this summer— we’re so grateful for your support! 🌞💛 #thankyou #development #infant #researchlab #cognition #ucdavis #research
#development #grads #2025grad #hatsoff #congratulations #ucdavisgrad #ucdavis #infantdevelopment #researchassistant #graduated #graduation
July 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Wishing you all the best as you take on your next adventure — the future is bright, and so are you! 🌟
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July 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Wishing you all the best as you take on your next adventure — the future is bright, and so are you! 🌟
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We’re so proud of everything you’ve achieved through your hard work, curiosity, and dedication. Thank you for being such an important part of the lab and for all the wonderful memories you've created along the way.
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July 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
We’re so proud of everything you’ve achieved through your hard work, curiosity, and dedication. Thank you for being such an important part of the lab and for all the wonderful memories you've created along the way.
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Congratulations to all our amazing research assistants who graduated! 🎓
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July 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Congratulations to all our amazing research assistants who graduated! 🎓
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#Classof2025 #baby #babyscience #sciencebaby #infant #ucdavis #babypictures #psychology #GraduationDay #infantlearning #2025graduates #congrats #collegegrad
#Classof2025 #baby #babyscience #sciencebaby #infant #ucdavis #babypictures #psychology #GraduationDay #infantlearning #2025graduates #congrats #collegegrad
June 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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🎓 Cheers to the Class of 2025! Your hard work, collaboration, and unwavering dedication brought you to this moment. Congratulations, graduates — this is just the beginning of your next great adventure! 🌟 The ICL will miss you dearly!
🎓 Cheers to the Class of 2025! Your hard work, collaboration, and unwavering dedication brought you to this moment. Congratulations, graduates — this is just the beginning of your next great adventure! 🌟 The ICL will miss you dearly!
June 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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🎓 Cheers to the Class of 2025! Your hard work, collaboration, and unwavering dedication brought you to this moment. Congratulations, graduates — this is just the beginning of your next great adventure! 🌟 The ICL will miss you dearly!
🎓 Cheers to the Class of 2025! Your hard work, collaboration, and unwavering dedication brought you to this moment. Congratulations, graduates — this is just the beginning of your next great adventure! 🌟 The ICL will miss you dearly!
#development #developmentalresearch #childpsychology #spotlight #history #womeninresearch #psychology #womenpsychology (Part 3/3)
May 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
As part of Jewish American Heritage Month, we recognize Dr. Alper, the first Jewish woman to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard.👩🎓 Even in the face of the barriers women researchers faced at the time, she made remarkable contributions that have had a lasting influence. 🙌 (Part 2/3)
May 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
As part of Jewish American Heritage Month, we recognize Dr. Alper, the first Jewish woman to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard.👩🎓 Even in the face of the barriers women researchers faced at the time, she made remarkable contributions that have had a lasting influence. 🙌 (Part 2/3)
In this week's DEI spotlight, we would like to highlight Dr. Thelma Alper.✨ This month, the DEI Spotlight honors trailblazing figures in psychology from historically underrepresented backgrounds. (Part 1/3)
May 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
In this week's DEI spotlight, we would like to highlight Dr. Thelma Alper.✨ This month, the DEI Spotlight honors trailblazing figures in psychology from historically underrepresented backgrounds. (Part 1/3)
Parents of curious little ones—we’d love to hear from you!
The Infant Cognition Lab at the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain is currently looking for 7-month-old to 8-month-old BOYS with NO pets at home to participate in a brief, in-person study called the Animal Jumble Study. 🐾
The Infant Cognition Lab at the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain is currently looking for 7-month-old to 8-month-old BOYS with NO pets at home to participate in a brief, in-person study called the Animal Jumble Study. 🐾
May 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Parents of curious little ones—we’d love to hear from you!
The Infant Cognition Lab at the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain is currently looking for 7-month-old to 8-month-old BOYS with NO pets at home to participate in a brief, in-person study called the Animal Jumble Study. 🐾
The Infant Cognition Lab at the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain is currently looking for 7-month-old to 8-month-old BOYS with NO pets at home to participate in a brief, in-person study called the Animal Jumble Study. 🐾
URC Spotlights (Part 2)
#infant #babyscience #development #developmentalpsychology #cognitionresearch #urc #ucdavis #infantlearning #foryoupage #fyp #psychology #researchconference #research #infantcognition #infantdevelopment #undergraduate #undergraduateresearch
#infant #babyscience #development #developmentalpsychology #cognitionresearch #urc #ucdavis #infantlearning #foryoupage #fyp #psychology #researchconference #research #infantcognition #infantdevelopment #undergraduate #undergraduateresearch
April 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This past Friday, our amazing Undergraduate Research Assistants took the spotlight at the UC Davis Undergraduate Research Conference! 🧠
We’re so proud of all their hard work, dedication, and passion. Help us celebrate their incredible achievements — drop a ⭐ in the comments and show them some love!!
We’re so proud of all their hard work, dedication, and passion. Help us celebrate their incredible achievements — drop a ⭐ in the comments and show them some love!!
April 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This past Friday, our amazing Undergraduate Research Assistants took the spotlight at the UC Davis Undergraduate Research Conference! 🧠
We’re so proud of all their hard work, dedication, and passion. Help us celebrate their incredible achievements — drop a ⭐ in the comments and show them some love!!
We’re so proud of all their hard work, dedication, and passion. Help us celebrate their incredible achievements — drop a ⭐ in the comments and show them some love!!
Reposted by UC Davis Infant Cognition Lab
Yamamoto et al. (2025) examined caregivers' gaze during free-play with 11- to 13-mo. Gaze directed at the infant's face correlated positively with caregivers' mind-mindedness and was timely coordinated with appropriate mind-related comments. #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...
Face‐Looking as a Real‐Time Process in Mind‐Mindedness: Timely Coordination Between Mothers' Gaze on Infants' Faces and Mind‐Related Comments
Maternal mind-mindedness refers to a caregiver's tendency to respond to their infants as individuals with their own thoughts, feelings, desires, and beliefs. Although previous studies have focused on...
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February 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Yamamoto et al. (2025) examined caregivers' gaze during free-play with 11- to 13-mo. Gaze directed at the infant's face correlated positively with caregivers' mind-mindedness and was timely coordinated with appropriate mind-related comments. #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...
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UC Davis is a powerhouse for breakthroughs and impact. Our interdisciplinary research plays a vital role in building the region’s economy. Our research improves the quality of life of residents and contributes to America’s global leadership in technology and innovation.
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February 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
UC Davis is a powerhouse for breakthroughs and impact. Our interdisciplinary research plays a vital role in building the region’s economy. Our research improves the quality of life of residents and contributes to America’s global leadership in technology and innovation.
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A galaxy of gratitude to our baby scientists and their amazing parents!! 🌜Your support helps our research reach for the stars🌟 #baby #babyscientist #infant #babies #sciencebaby #ucdavis #infantlearning #research #infantcognitionlab #thankyou #infantdevelopment 🌌☁
February 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A galaxy of gratitude to our baby scientists and their amazing parents!! 🌜Your support helps our research reach for the stars🌟 #baby #babyscientist #infant #babies #sciencebaby #ucdavis #infantlearning #research #infantcognitionlab #thankyou #infantdevelopment 🌌☁
Sending warm bear hugs to our tiniest researchers and their amazing parents! 🐻 Thank you for being a part of our lab family! 🧺 💕
#baby #babyscience #infant #babies #sciencebaby #ucdavis #infantlearning #research #infantcognitionlab #thankyou #infantdevelopment
#baby #babyscience #infant #babies #sciencebaby #ucdavis #infantlearning #research #infantcognitionlab #thankyou #infantdevelopment
February 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Sending warm bear hugs to our tiniest researchers and their amazing parents! 🐻 Thank you for being a part of our lab family! 🧺 💕
#baby #babyscience #infant #babies #sciencebaby #ucdavis #infantlearning #research #infantcognitionlab #thankyou #infantdevelopment
#baby #babyscience #infant #babies #sciencebaby #ucdavis #infantlearning #research #infantcognitionlab #thankyou #infantdevelopment
Roses are red, violets are blue, thanks to all our little scientists and their parents, we LOVE what we do!! 🎀 💗 🌹 #baby #babyscience #infant #babies #sciencebaby #ucdavis #infantlearning #infantcognition #thankyou #psychology #infantdevelopment
February 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Roses are red, violets are blue, thanks to all our little scientists and their parents, we LOVE what we do!! 🎀 💗 🌹 #baby #babyscience #infant #babies #sciencebaby #ucdavis #infantlearning #infantcognition #thankyou #psychology #infantdevelopment
Thanks to all the babies and parents that have joined us in the lab recently! 🐾 We couldn't do it without you! 🧠 #baby #babyscience #infant #babies #sciencebaby #ucdavis #infantlearning #research #infantcognitionlab #thankyou #infantdevelopment
February 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Thanks to all the babies and parents that have joined us in the lab recently! 🐾 We couldn't do it without you! 🧠 #baby #babyscience #infant #babies #sciencebaby #ucdavis #infantlearning #research #infantcognitionlab #thankyou #infantdevelopment
For our Developmental Psychology Spotlight, we are recognizing the works of Dr. Laura Cirelli, an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, Scarborough and Director of the TEMPO Lab. (1/3)
February 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
For our Developmental Psychology Spotlight, we are recognizing the works of Dr. Laura Cirelli, an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, Scarborough and Director of the TEMPO Lab. (1/3)
We appreciate all our baby scientists and parents for participating in our studies. Thank you for your support! 🦁 🌼 🦊 #thankyou #baby #babyscience #infant #psychology #development #cognition #ucdavis #research #babies
January 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We appreciate all our baby scientists and parents for participating in our studies. Thank you for your support! 🦁 🌼 🦊 #thankyou #baby #babyscience #infant #psychology #development #cognition #ucdavis #research #babies
Thank you to all the babies and parents who have joined us in the lab this month! We appreciate your support. ⛄ 🤍 ❄
#baby #babyscience #infant #babies #sciencebaby #ucdavis #infantlearning #research #infantcognitionlab #thankyou #infantdevelopment
#baby #babyscience #infant #babies #sciencebaby #ucdavis #infantlearning #research #infantcognitionlab #thankyou #infantdevelopment
January 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Thank you to all the babies and parents who have joined us in the lab this month! We appreciate your support. ⛄ 🤍 ❄
#baby #babyscience #infant #babies #sciencebaby #ucdavis #infantlearning #research #infantcognitionlab #thankyou #infantdevelopment
#baby #babyscience #infant #babies #sciencebaby #ucdavis #infantlearning #research #infantcognitionlab #thankyou #infantdevelopment
Happy New Year 🎊! We hope that 2025 brings you all that you hope for 🌟. If participating in research is one of your New Year’s resolutions, the ICL is here to help! Our lab is recruiting infants for our current research projects and would love to have your infant participate! 👶🍼
#infant #science
#infant #science
January 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Welcome to the Infant Cognition Lab's December Newsletter ⛄! In today's newsletter, we are looking at what's been going on in the lab including our studies and conferences members of the lab are participating in! Hope you enjoy reading this month's newsletter. Happy holidays! 🎁
December 5, 2024 at 11:40 PM
Welcome to the Infant Cognition Lab's December Newsletter ⛄! In today's newsletter, we are looking at what's been going on in the lab including our studies and conferences members of the lab are participating in! Hope you enjoy reading this month's newsletter. Happy holidays! 🎁
On November 20, UC Davis Vice Provost Jonna Mazet visited our lab and PhD student Erim Kızıldere showed her our head mounted eye tracking setup. We enjoyed the opportunity to share with her the exciting work we do at the ICL.
#infantcognition #ICL #science #research #ucdavis #centerformindandbrain
#infantcognition #ICL #science #research #ucdavis #centerformindandbrain
November 21, 2024 at 7:12 PM
On November 20, UC Davis Vice Provost Jonna Mazet visited our lab and PhD student Erim Kızıldere showed her our head mounted eye tracking setup. We enjoyed the opportunity to share with her the exciting work we do at the ICL.
#infantcognition #ICL #science #research #ucdavis #centerformindandbrain
#infantcognition #ICL #science #research #ucdavis #centerformindandbrain