Launched during a fabulous #ICIS2026, ManyBabies9 is rolling out! Our MB9 will investigate face perceptual specialization. We are looking for individuals and lab groups to contribute. Check out this form for details: forms.gle/JdbgZsJavE8v...

ManyBabies 9: Perceptual Specialization Project Involvement Interest Form

Perceptual specialization is the process by which an individual builds expertise for differentiating among stimuli most familiar to them and demonstrates reduced capability for differentiating stimuli...

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Anyone attending ICIS in Panama and need a roommate? The conference hotel seems to be all booked up, and I'm a little stuck with finding accommodations.

NEW EPISODE 🚨 Part II is here! Jenny & Deon continue their discussion of Bayesian models and number cognition, including how Lee and Sarnecka used the same Bayesian model to test two competing theories of how children acquire number knowledge. itsinnate.fireside.fm/39

Give-N you Bayes and Backpropagation (Pt. II)

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Had fun doing this interview and giving @mprnews.org an opportunity to learn what child dev research is about! www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Mentoring Envisioned is delighted to offer the Mentoring Envisioned - Insights near peer mentoring program again for @vssmtg.bsky.social If you are interested in either being a mentor or a mentee (or both!), please complete this interest form by April 30th. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Mentoring Envisioned - Insights at VSS!

The goal of Mentoring Envisioned is to develop a community that supports near-peer mentoring at VSS and beyond. Near-peer mentoring refers to relationships built within and across trainees of varying ...

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The Institute of Child Development is still recruiting 2 NIMH-funded T32 Postdoctoral Training Program in Developmental Psychopathology! icd.umn.edu/employment

room share interests for @infantstudies.bsky.social 2026 Congress?

Attending @cogdevsoc.bsky.social CDS this week? Check out my lab's work during these poster sessions! Shout-out to @zsuzsakaldy.bsky.social for the idea to make this type of flyer before the conference :)

Mentoring Envisioned is offering Mentoring Envisioned-Insights near peer mentoring @vssmtg.bsky.social VSS! Join a supportive community of near-peer mentoring at VSS. Complete this interest form by April 30th. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Mentoring Envisioned - Insights at VSS!

The goal of Mentoring Envisioned is to develop a community that supports near-peer mentoring at VSS and beyond. Near-peer mentoring refers to relationships built within and across trainees of varying ...

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Another call for 2 open T32 postdoc training positions! Join us at the Institute of Child Development, UMN icd.umn.edu/employment

Last chance to apply for @fovea-vs.bsky.social Travel and Networking award for @vssmtg.bsky.social 2026 meeting!

Charisse Pickron@charissepickron.bsky.social · 6mo ago

@fovea-vs.bsky.social FoVea Travel and Networking Award includes up to $1000 to cover costs for attending @vssmtg.bsky.social 2026 Meeting Submissions are due on March 2nd, 2026 and should be submitted through www.foveavision.org/awards/accep.... Questions can be sent to fovea.award@gmail.com.

New paper! Had lots of fun writing this with @lauriebayet.bsky.social There is so much more to say about extrinsic and intrinsic experiences which shape infants' face perception and learning, hopefully this keeps & starts conversations about a topic we love! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

From a Baby’s Point of View: How Infants’ Face Diets Shape Their Face Perception - Charisse B. Pickron, Laurie Bayet, 2026

Individual variations in face-perception expertise become apparent by the second year of life. We propose that infants’ “face diet”—the nature and quantity of t...

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@fovea-vs.bsky.social FoVea Travel and Networking Award includes up to $1000 to cover costs for attending @vssmtg.bsky.social 2026 Meeting Submissions are due on March 2nd, 2026 and should be submitted through www.foveavision.org/awards/accep.... Questions can be sent to fovea.award@gmail.com.

FoVea Travel and Networking Award

FoVea Travel and Networking Award Females of Vision et al. (FoVea) is excited to announce its 10th round of the FoVea Travel and Networking Award. Up to eight awards will be funded by the National …

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Consider applying to UMN's De-GAP program: cla.umn.edu/psychology/i...

Demystifying Graduate Admissions in Psychology (De-GAP) Program

Our program centers on the experiences of individuals who are historically underrepresented in psychology graduate programs. We offer mentorship, interactive Zoom sessions, and supportive resources th...

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Due to funding uncertainties, we are extending our deadline for the Fovea Travel and Networking Award to March 1st, 2025. foveavision.org/awards/accep...

FoVea Travel and Networking Award

FoVea Travel and Networking Award Females of Vision et al. (FoVea) is excited to announce its 9th round of the FoVea Travel and Networking Award. Up to eight awards will be funded by the National S…

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