WElcome to the Lab for the Developing Mind at NYU

At the Lab for the Developing Mind in the Department of Psychology at NYU, directed by Moira Dillon, Ph.D., we conduct studies with infants, children, adults, and computational models to uncover the origin and development of the incredible cognitive processes that make us human.

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View fullsize The LDM team would like to wish everyone a relaxing Thanksgiving Recess! Here at the LDM, we are thankful for our hard-working research assistants and amazing participating families 🥧🍁🦃 . . . #scienceforkids #childpsychology #nyckids #stemforkids
View fullsize Today, LDM postdoc, Dr. Yi Lin, will be presenting at the Psychonomic Society's 65th Annual Meeting! Be sure to stop by poster session IV, from 7:45 - 9:15pm to hear about the fascinating research Dr. Lin has been doing on the role that everyday int
View fullsize Come check out the LDM workspace! This is the Project Room where our research assistants do incredible work; from reaching out to families, designing stimuli and coding data! The room is designed to be a welcoming space for research assistants to co
View fullsize This week, November 7th to 10th, LDM postdoc, Dr. Yi Lin, and LDM graduate student Mohit Mukherji, will be presenting at the 49th Boston University Conference on Language Development! Be sure to stop by Mohit's poster presentation on Friday and Dr.
View fullsize This Monday, LDM PhD student, Mohit Mukherji, presented at the NYU Minds, Brains and Machines Poster Conference! He showed his work on word-learning and agents, in preparation for his poster presentation at the Boston University Conference on Languag
View fullsize With application season coming up soon, our Lab Manager, Kate, hosted a writing workshop yesterday. She took us through some of the most important tips to keep in mind while applying for scholarships, grad school and jobs. Good luck to everyone w
View fullsize In this new, online, multi-session study, we are curious to learn more about what expectations babies have about those who imitate one another. If you know any 14.5-15.5-month-old babies who would be excited to participate in six, fun, 30-minute ac
View fullsize Last Sunday, the LDM had a great time at the National Museum of Mathematics' 'Free Play' event! We played fun games with some amazing child scientists and got to explore their incredible Math exhibits. Thank you to all of the families who joined us a
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