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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Brock Ferguson. Ferguson is part of a team of Northwestern researchers who recently discovered that infants as young as 3 months old can see and learn patterns in the world around them.

Young infants can see and learn patterns in the world around them, NU researchers find

February 27, 2018

When babies experience the world around them — hear the sounds, see the sights — their brains are doing a lot to process that information. “While you’re just plain old loving your babies, talking...

Cultural influences affect infants early on, Northwestern study finds

February 18, 2016

Cultural influences take effect at an early age, causing young infants to respond differently to objects and events, according to a recent Northwestern study. The study, published in Frontiers in Psychology...

Northwestern psychology study finds childhood ‘word gap’ can be combated early

January 11, 2015

A Northwestern psychology professor co-authored a study arguing the "word gap" between lower income children and more affluent children, who hear more words during early childhood, can be combated...

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