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Wilbourn Infant Lab @WilbournLab

The Wilbourn Infant Lab at Duke (WILD) is a developmental research lab in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University.

Joined April 2014
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Makeba Wilbourn, PhD@DrWilbourn
30 Nov 2021
Let’s go!!!
Chair, Duke P&N@DukePsychChair
30 Nov 2021
Congratulations to P&N faculty Greg Samanez-Larkin who was just appointed as one of two Levitan Faculty Fellows / Special Assistants to the Vice Provosts!! @GregoryRSL today.duke.edu/2021/11/daily…
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Makeba Wilbourn, PhD@DrWilbourn
7 Jan 2022
Amazing undergrads apply: NSF-REU Summer Internship: Lifespan Approaches to Diverse Psychological Science! Fully funded with me, Sarah Gaither, and Gregory Samanez Larkin at Duke University to do social, developmental, or neuro work! Deadline 2/27 sites.duke.edu/reupsychneuro…
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Makeba Wilbourn, PhD@DrWilbourn
28 Feb 2022
So proud of my very first academic WILD child, Dr. Jacqueline Sims!!😭😍❤️ #whatallyshipreallylookslike #imnotcryingyourecrying #pushasweclimb #proudacademicmama
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Makeba Wilbourn, PhD@DrWilbourn
9 Mar 2022
This👇🏾 is why I do what I do…..I get to work with some of the most brilliant, motivated and courageous young women using our combined skills, experiences, and perspectives to advocate and give a voice to groups who continue to be overlooked, marginalized, and exploited.
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ICIS@Infantstudies
11 Apr 2022
Replying to @ash1eyruba
@ashleyruba & @DrWilbourn found that parents of 12- to 24-mo infants talk about the emotion of “disgust” in a more complex manner than other emotions, like “happiness” and “sadness” #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa.12448
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Jessa Stegall @jessastegall.bsky.social@JessaStegall
22 Aug 2022
As a new member of @DukePsychNeuro's Anti-Racism Committee, I'm proud to announce that we're hosting a FREE informational event for potential psych PhD applicants! If you or someone you know might want to apply, please join us! ✨link in next tweet✨ #AcademicChatter #PhDAdvice
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Duke Psychology & Neuroscience@DukePsychNeuro
12 Oct 2022
A summer research program led by @DukeU faculty Makeba Wilbourn (@DrWilbourn), Sarah Gaither (@sarahegaither) and Greg Samanez-Larkin (@GregoryRSL) has one main goal: to mentor the next generation of diverse STEM scholars. Learn more ➡️duke.is/cv3hu
Department of Psychology & Neuroscience faculty Makeba Wilbourn, Sarah Gaither and Greg Samanez-Larkin lead the NSF-funded summer 2022 research experience: Lifespan Approaches to Diverse Psychological Science.

ALT Department of Psychology & Neuroscience faculty Makeba Wilbourn, Sarah Gaither and Greg Samanez-Larkin lead the NSF-funded summer 2022 research experience: Lifespan Approaches to Diverse Psychological Science.

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Check out this article on Bilingual Infants! psychologytoday.com/blog/lif…
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Read this article that explains how babies can think logically before they learn to talk: scientificamerican.com/artic…
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Read this article that explains how babies can think logically before they learn to talk: scientificamerican.com/artic…

Babies Can Think Logically before They Learn to Talk

A new study shows language is not a prerequisite for some basic reasoning

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Read this article to find out about how babies can learn that hard work pays off! sciencedaily.com/releases/20…

Babies can learn that hard work pays off

A new study reveals babies as young as 15 months can learn the value of hard work. Researchers found babies who watched an adult struggle to reach two different goals before succeeding tried harder...

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How do Bilingual Infants Separate their Languages? Check out this article to learn more: psychologytoday.com/blog/lif…
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Check out this article: Parent touch, play and support in childhood vital to well-being as an adult sciencedaily.com/releases/20…

Parent touch, play and support in childhood vital to well-being as an adult

Did you receive affection, play freely and feel supported in childhood? Childhood experiences like these appear to have a lot to do with well-being and moral capacities in adulthood.

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Check out this article that explains how babies can logically reason even before they can talk! Click the link to learn more: theverge.com/2018/3/15/17123… via @Verge

Babies can logically reason even before they can talk

Jean Piaget was wrong

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Check out this article "Your Child Lying to You? That’s Good" Click this link to read all about it: nytimes.com/2018/01/05/opini…

Opinion | Is Your Child Lying to You? That’s Good (Published 2018)

Kids who know how to deceive are smarter and better adjusted.

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Brain study suggests the type of book you read to your baby is important! Click here to find out more: wapo.st/2zNp4QF?tid=ss_tw&ut…

Brain study suggests the type of book you read to your baby is important

Books with individually named characters enhanced attention months later, researchers say.

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Babies and TV: brain development needs a parent's help – here's why! Click here to find out more: theconversation.com/babies-a… via @ConversationUK

Babies and TV: brain development needs a parent’s help – here’s why

The flat screened babysitter is part of growing up.

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What Happens When You Let Babies Feed Themselves? Click here to find out more: nyti.ms/2sZCDOG

What Happens When You Let Babies Feed Themselves? (Published 2018)

The hope was that they would naturally eat the right amount, and that fewer would be overweight, but a study didn’t support that.

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Babies' babbling betters brains and language development! Click here to find out more: sciencedaily.com/releases/20…

Babies' babbling betters brains, language

Babies are adept at getting what they need -- including an education. New research shows that babies organize mothers' verbal responses, which promotes more effective language instruction, and infant...

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Is your child spending too much time on the iPad? Study suggests that iPad usage could be associated with speech delays! Click here to read more: cnn.it/2qC2OpE
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