"Early Experiences Shape the Brain: Why You Matter and How You Can Help Children Self-Regulate." With this keynote talk, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫, School of Psychology, shared insights on early brain development at the 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞: 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚.

I'm looking for a new post-doc/SRA. If you have experience with infant/child data collection and/or computational modelling take a look! Norwich is a beautiful place to live, and we have a great team at the UEA School of Psychology! vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/14...

Hey SLTs/child language researchers. We are going to run a Verizon of NWR that has ‘machine’ as a target word and requires an object to show the children (2.5yo). Any ideas of what we should use or what a ‘machine’ looks like for a 2 year old??? TIA

Starting the new year trying to be more active with science posts. Luckily I have a new paper to share as my first post! Not sure my co-authors John Spencer, Aaron Buss, Elanor Johns or Alexis McCraw are on BlueSky yet. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Integrating attention, working memory, and word learning in a dynamic field theory of executive function development: Moving beyond the ‘component’ view of executive function

Executive functions (EFs) are core cognitive abilities that enable self-control and flexibility. EFs undergo transformational changes between 3 to 5 y…

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