While many studies have shown that toddlers are able to detect syntactic regularities in speech, the learning mechanism allowing them to do this is still largely unclear. Perrine Brusini Perrine Brusini LuCiD Liverpool Language Lab University of Liverpool University of Liverpool News discusses the plausibility of a

We are looking forward to seeing you all later today for our next LuCiD seminar talk. Prof. Dr Caro Rowland (MaxPlanck-Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen) will talk about What predicts how quickly children learn language? Click here for more info on how to join: lucid.ac.uk/seminars-news-…

Can you help PhD student Sarah Breen at UoM Child Study Centre Centre? Sarah is seeking families with 7-9-month-old infants for a two visits EEG study at Uni Manchester. Contact Sarah at [email protected]. Spread the word! Learn more at sites.manchester.ac.uk/child-study-ce… 🧠👶

Join us as a full-time Research Assistant with the UoM Child Study Centre & LuCiD to help with participant recruitment and ongoing projects from infancy to preschool years. Apply by 21/5/2024. Details: jobs.manchester.ac.uk/internal/Job/J…

Hannah Sawyer, Colin Bannard, & Julian Pine investigated why toddlers make verb-marking errors like 'Doggie say woof'. Their research suggests these errors arise from child-directed speech patterns. Explore Hannah's LuCiD blog to learn more lucid.ac.uk/seminars-news-…

Join us for our last seminar before we break for summer on Tuesday, 4th June 2024. Dr Zara Harmon (Max Planck Institute, Nijmegen) will talk about What contributes to ease of access during generalization?lucid.ac.uk/seminars-news-…

Join the BabyBRAIN lab at the Donders Institute (Nijmegen, NL) as a postdoc researcher (2½-year role)! Study learning & curiosity in early development with Prof. Sabine Hunnius & Dr. Marlene Meyer. Apply by 29 May 2024. Start 1 Sept 2024. Click here for more: ru.nl/en/working-at/…

6 fully funded PhD positions available at The University of Manchester and University of Liverpool to study neurodevelopmental outcomes in children exposed to antiseizure medications (ASMs) in utero. Led by Dr. Rebecca Bromley and Prof. Anna Theakston. Apply by 15th June! Epilepsy Research Institute findaphd.com/phds/project/w…

Join us for the final LuCiD seminar of the academic year today at 11 am, either in person or via Zoom! Dr. Zara Harmon (Max Planck Institute, Nijmegen) will discuss "What contributes to ease of access during generalization?" We hope to see you shortly! lucid.ac.uk/seminars-news-…

Check out our latest LuCiD Travel blog! Discover Xiaoyun Chen's exciting 4-week visit to Birkbeck BabyLab & ToddlerLab, hosted by Dr. Ori Ossmy. Read more here: A Research Visit to Birkbeck ToddlerLab lucid.ac.uk/seminars-news-…

🎓 Exciting PhD Opportunity! Study risk & protective factors in spoken language acquisition for deaf children The University of Manchester. Supervised by Prof. Theakston, Dr Burgoyne & Dr Jones. Apply by 28 June 2024. Details & apply:findaphd.com/phds/project/r…

If you're a deaf young person, parent or professional, take our survey and share your thoughts on research into childhood deafness. Zain, who is deaf and part of the project team's steering group, explains why your input is vital. Start the survey: ndcs.org.uk/get-involved/s…

If you missed Dr Zara Harmon's (Max Planck Institute, Nijmegen) LuCiD seminar talk on "What contributes to ease of access during generalisation?" in June 2024, you can now catch up with the recording available online. youtube.com/watch?v=4x5k5x…

The viral video of scouse baby, Orla has been seen by millions. Here University of Liverpool Psychology lecturer Dr Andrew Jessop writes for The Conversation about the science of baby babbling – and why it can take on accents ⬇️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2024/07/02/the…

Check out this fantastic resource developed by Bilingual Brain Lab from UniRdg_CeLM: MultiPiC - The Multilingual Picture Database research.reading.ac.uk/celm/the-multi…

Don't miss the next episode of BBC Radio 4's "Word of Mouth" on 22 August 2024! Prof. Julian Pine joins Michael Rosen to explore how babies and young children learn language, from their first words to complex sentences. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Our latest LuCiD blog is by judit fazekas, who received a LuCiD travel grant to visit Donders Institute in Nijmegen. Read about her incredible experience and insights here: lucid.ac.uk/seminars-news-…

How do babies learn language? Prof. Julian Pine from LuCiD Liverpool Language Lab reveals why babies say "nana" instead of "banana" & how verbs/nouns go to different parts of the brain! 🧠Listen Now "Word of Mouth" on BBC Radio 4 with #MichaelRosen bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

We're thrilled to announce that LuCiD's Prof. Elena Lieven has received the prestigious Roger Brown Award at the IASCL conference in June, recognising her groundbreaking contributions to child language research, leadership, and dedication to open science: lucid.ac.uk/seminars-news-…

LuCiD Newsletter: August 2024 - mailchi.mp/772687cf824f/m…