Infancy Studies Lab

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Apr 28, 2017

Infancy Studies Lab Appearance on Brain Games

Apr 28, 2017

Apr 28, 2017

Apr 28, 2017

Rutgers Giving Day Interview with Dr. April A. Benasich

Apr 28, 2017

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Apr 28, 2017

Helping Babies Learn Language Skills

Apr 28, 2017

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Apr 28, 2017

Rutgers Today: Cute Babies, Big Ideas

Apr 28, 2017

Apr 28, 2017

Jan 7, 2020

LANGUAGE MAPPING IN INFANTS AT-RISK FOR AUTISM

Jan 7, 2020

Jan 7, 2020

Dec 11, 2020

Baby Scientists: How infants use their senses to explore the world and learn language

Dec 11, 2020

Dec 11, 2020

Recent Media Articles

December 19, 2018

“Revealing Autism’s Hidden Strengths”, Spectrum

November 5, 2017

They Sleep Like Babies in the Infancy Studies Laboratory at RU-N

April 8, 2016

"Small Talk, Big Impact", Cover article in the London Times Educational Supplement

January 22, 2016

"April Benasich", Interview with The Science Network

October 9, 2014

“How Whooshes and Beeps Can Make Babies Better Listeners”, The Atlantic

September 30, 2014

“Improving Babies’ Language Skills Before They’re Even Old Enough to Speak” , Rutgers Today

August 2011

"How To Build a Better Learner", Scientific American

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We're always looking for extra baby scientists to help us learn more about infant language development. Come join us for a fun and interactive research experience! 👶 Learn more at: https://www.babylab.rutgers.edu/learn-more

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 2020 is here to stay. ⭐⭐⭐ Now... are you tired of the same old boring resolutions? If you are, we might just have an idea for you! It's something unique, enriching and exciting... Make a contribution to local research by participati

Seasons Greetings and Happy Holidays from all of the staff here at the Rutgers Infancy Studies Lab! We are wishing everyone a fun and safe Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa ... whatever you may be celebrating this holiday season! ❄️☃️

We hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving weekend with family and friends! At the Baby Lab, we are thankful this year for all of our participants, old and new. You are the reason we are able to continue learning about infant language development and i

At the Infancy Studies Lab of Rutgers- Newark, we study infant sleep and language development in children ranging 4-18 months. If you are looking to become the parent of a #babyscientist, this is the place for you! Get out of the cold and join us for

Isn't it SCARY how they grow up so fast? 😱

The Baby Lab wishes everyone a safe, fun, and happy Halloween! We are so thankful for all of our volunteers, who have allowed us to learn even more about early information processing, language development,

COME TO OUR TABLE AT THE 2019 EDISON BABY EXPO for your chance to win an Owlet Smart Sock + Cam! We will be there Sat-Sun, October 5-6, from 10am-4pm. 👶👶👶👶
Location: The NJ Convention & Exposition Center at 97 Sunfield Avenue, Edison, NJ 0883

PSA:

The Baby Lab will be attending the 2019 Edison Baby Expo! We are very much looking forward to meeting lots of new families—and most importantly, lots of new babies. Come one, come all!

We had great weather this past Saturday at the Montclair Farmers' Market! The bubble machine was a hit, and we got a handful of new people interested in the exciting neuroscience research done at the Baby Lab.
P.S. Congrats to Nicholas Giglia on win

Come visit our table at the Montclair Farmers' Market this Saturday! We will be raffling off a basket full of baby toys and books. Don't miss out!

Thank you to everyone who came to our table at the Maplewood Farmer's Market! It was so nice meeting some new families and seeing one of our past participants (see photo on bottom right). Congrats again to Kerry Lynch, winner of our gift basket fille

Our next stop: Maplewood Farmer's Market!
Come stop by our table to enter our raffle and talk to our staff about the exciting research done at the Baby Lab.

Stop by our table at the Montclair Farmer's Market on Saturday! We'll have cold waters and lots of bubbles. Hope to see you there!
Montclair Farmers' Market

Summer is here and we're looking for 3 month-old infants to participate in our sleep study. Beat the heat by bringing your baby in to nap in our cool sleep suite.
Learn more about the study and how to participate here: https://www.babylab.rutgers.ed

"Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is." - Yoda

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All that you currently know about language and sleep in infants is from a parent, very much like you, bringing their baby into a lab to participate in a research study. Pay it forward, so that your questions today become common knowledge for the next

Weather's getting warmer and our babies are getting cooler. We hope you're enjoying the weather as much as we are!

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