A new I-LABS research discovery, published in PLOS ONE, shows that the pattern of brain responses to words (measured using Event Related Potentials) in 2-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder predicts those children’s skills when they reach 4 and 6 years of age. The brain measure of word processing not only predicted outcomes on standardized tests of the children’s language … Read More
Student of Adrian KC Lee wins UW President’s Medal
Michelle Drews, a student who studied with Adrian KC Lee, has been awarded the University of Washington President’s Medal, in recognition of her distinguished academic record. Michelle worked as a research assistant in the Laboratory for Auditory Brain Sciences and Neuroengineering (LABS^N). Through the UW’s Computational Neuroscience Training Program and in collaboration with Dr. Natalia Kleinhans, she spearheaded a pilot … Read More
Patricia Kuhl honored in Association for Psychological Science ‘s 25th anniversary celebration
I-LABS Co-Director Patricia Kuhl was selected as a William James Fellow, one of 25 distinguished scientists to receive this award. The award plays a key roll in honor of the Association for Psychological Science’s (APS) 25th anniversary celebration. Scientists selected have had “a profound impact on the field of psychological science over the past quarter century”. She will be honored at the … Read More
CCDL Tests 1000th Participant
The Cognition and Cortical Dynamics Laboratory (CCDL), headed by Drs. Chantel Prat and Andrea Stocco, reached a milestone on April 30, 2013, having tested its 1000th research participant. Since opening in 2010, CCDL researchers have been busy studying the biological bases of individual differences in cognitive capabilities, with an emphasis on understanding the neural mechanisms underpinning language and cognitive flexibility. … Read More
I-LABS Advisory Board member’s op-ed emphasizes the importance of social emotional contexts for learning
I-LABS board member Jackie Bezos shares insights regarding a new “School in the Cloud” online learning initiative designed to increase access to education for children with specific empahasis on creating social emotional learning experiences in the home. This important effort is headed by Dr. Sugata Mitra or Newcastle University. Read the full article in the Huffington Post.
I-LABS Scientists in Washington DC
On Feb 25-27, Co-Directors Patricia Kuhl and Andrew Meltzoff, along with Outreach team Hannah Lidman and Sarah Roseberry, presented the latest research in a series of meetings to top government officials in Washington DC. Grad Nation Summit – Monday, February 25, 2013 Department of Education – Tuesday, February 26th 2013 Congressional Briefing – Wednesday, February 27th 2013 Department of Health … Read More
New Research: While in womb, babies begin learning language from their mothers
Each time a newborn sucks on the pacifier, a computer delivers sound into the headphones. The sounds are computer-generated versions of vowels. Infants in both countries were tested with English and Swedish vowels. This newborn in Sweden is listening to an English vowel; after long pause in sucking, the vowel is changed. The number of sucking responses to each vowel … Read More
I-LABS Research Featured for the 2011 Education Nation Summit in New York City
I-LABS was proud to participate in the 2011 Education Nation Summit, hosted by NBC in New York City. The summit took place during the week of September 26, 2011 and sought to ‘engage the country in a solutions-focused conversation about the state of education in America’ by bringing parents, educators and students together with politicians and business leaders. As events continue to unfold … Read More
Dr. Kuhl’s TED.com talk: The linguistic genius of babies
FEb 18, 2011. Dr. Patricia Kuhl’s TEDx Rainier talk on language acquisition is now available on TED.com. Dr. Kuhl talks to attendees at the TEDx Rainier event held on October 10, 2010 about I-LABS’ studies on the first critical period of language development in infants. At the age of six months, babies are able to distinguish sounds from all languages, … Read More
White House Showcases I-LABS Research at Early STEM Event
I-LABS co-directors Andrew Meltzoff and Patricia Kuhl have been invited to discuss their research at a White House event on early learning and STEM. Meltzoff holds the Job and Gertrud Tamaki Endowed Chair at UW, and Kuhl holds the Bezos Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Learning. The April 21 event, convened by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of … Read More