UC Davis lab conducting research to understand the development of cognition in infancy. You and your child can now participate from home at Lookit.mit.edu!
Oakes, @ShannonMKlotz et al. (2024) tested the relative influence of local meaning on 4-12mos infants' eye gaze: 1) infants looked more at semantic regions of real-world scenes, like adults; 2) effect of meaning on infant attn also ⬆️ w/ age #infancypapersdoi.org/10.1111/infa.12582
Oakes, @ShannonMKlotz et al. (2024) tested the relative influence of local meaning on 4-12mos infants' eye gaze: 1) infants looked more at semantic regions of real-world scenes, like adults; 2) effect of meaning on infant attn also ⬆️ w/ age #infancypapersdoi.org/10.1111/infa.12582
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… A huge congratulations to our P.I., Dr. Lisa Oakes, and our graduate student, Shannon Klotz, on the publication of their paper. Read it here!
In this week's DEI spotlight, we would like to highlight Dr. Reiko True! Dr. True is known for being the first female director of Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Forensic Services. She also spent time advocating for the health and wellbeing of Asian American women.
For our Developmental Psychology Spotlight, we are recognizing Dr. Joscelin Rocha-Hidalgo.
If you want to learn more about the work that she does in her lab, check out their website: joscelinrocha.com#baby#babyscience#research#psychology #development#ucdavis #infant
Prenatal dance activity on both foetal and postnatal cognitive and motor development. It was safe and well-tolerated during pregnancy, it enhanced fetal movement and circulation.
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Infants are exposed to the activity performed significantly better on cognitive and motor development tests. Overall, it has a positive and long-lasting impact on child's cognitive and motor skills.