We use fun games and activities to investigate children's language learning and their understanding of space. We are looking for children of all ages (18 months to 18 years) to participate!

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We use fun games and activities to investigate children’s language learning and their understanding of space. We are looking for children of all ages (18 months to 18 years) to participate!

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The Language and Cognition Lab, led by Barbara Landau, focuses on the nature and development of human knowledge of space and language. Visit our Research page to find out more about our current projects:

  • Spatial language
  • Spatial information and word learning
  • Spatial navigation after disorientation
  • Space, language, art, and brain
  • Language and thought

We are currently recruiting kids of all ages to participate in our studies!

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Student Receives Science of Learning Fellowship

Student Receives Science of Learning Fellowship

Rennie Pasquinelli, a rising fourth year graduate student, was named the recipient of a Science of Learning Fellowship for 2021-22! The fellowship is funded by the Science of Learning Institute (SLI) at Johns Hopkins and it provides support for a stipend and tuition. Selection as a fellow is an endorsement of Rennie’s research agenda which is focused […]

We are now recruiting for online studies!

The Language & Cognition Lab is now conducting several virtual studies for children ages 3-7! Click here for more information about participating!

New publication from the lab

A paper by Emory Davis and Barbara Landau, “Seeing and Believing: The Relationship between Perception and Mental Verbs in Acquisition”, was recently published in the journal Language Learning and Development.