Canada Research Chair In Perceptual Development

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This program investigates the early development of perceptual and social capacities in infancy. This program is unique for two reasons. First, while most studies examine infants¿ prolonged perceptual development over months, the current project explores how neonates and infants can actively change their perception within seconds and how this cognitive capacity is impaired in pre-term infants. The finding will contribute to understand the origins of cognitive deficits by prematurity. Second, this project examines how social biases emerge as early as infancy. Identification of the origin of social biases offers an opportunity for mitigating the pervasive social biases in our society.