Infant Learning Lab

Congratulations to our fabulous seniors Abby and Courtney on their outstanding presentations at the Senior Honors Thesis Symposium! We are so proud of you!

Online study for older kids, from our fellow Waisman Center researchers. Check it out!

Children’s Understanding of Emotion Through Words and Pictures - Play Games to Win Points - Children Helping Science In this asynchronous study, first, you will answer some questions about your child’s family background and life experiences. Then, your child will be asked to play a game in which they decide between different options to gain as many points as possible. In addition, they will play a number game an...

Are you curious about how your infant or toddler is learning language? We invite you to participate in a study at the UW-Madison Infant Learning Lab (featured in the Netflix documentary series “Babies”). Participation involves a single session at the Waisman Center, next to the UW Hospital (free parking provided). The session takes approximately 30 minutes. You will be with your child for the entire time. Sessions can be scheduled at your convenience, and you will receive a thank-you gift for participating. Sign up at https://data.infantlearning.waisman.wisc.edu/infantdb/enroll/ or learn more about our research at https://infantlearning.waisman.wisc.edu/ You can also contact us by email at [email protected], or by Facebook Messenger.

Infant Learning Lab Welcome to the Infant Learning Lab at the University of Wisconsin Madison! We study how infants and young children do such things as: learn language, learn the meanings of words, find the patterns in language and track the properties of speech. Our research focuses on children between 6 months and 5...