The human conceptual repertoire poses a formidable challenge to the cognitive sciences. Humans are the only species who can ponder orders of infinity, the...
Affiliated Faculty Ruth Moore Professor of Biological Anthropology, Department of Human Evolutionary Biology
Dr. Henrich is an Affiliated Faculty member in the Department of Psychology. His primary role is currently as Ruth Moore Professor of Biological Anthropology... Read more about Joe Henrich
Steven Pinker is an experimental cognitive psychologist and a popular writer on language, mind, and human nature. A native of Montreal, he earned his...
Professor of Psychology Affiliate of the Department of Linguistics
My laboratory explores many facets of language development, comprehension, production and representation. We study typically developing children (from...
Spelke’s laboratory focuses on the sources of uniquely human cognitive capacities, especially young children’s prodigious capacities for fast and flexible...
Assistant Professor of Psychology (starting July 1, 2023) Laboratory for Developmental Studies
Humans are born into complex social networks. My work investigates how infants, toddlers, and children learn about and navigate this network (i.e., their naive... Read more about Ashley Thomas