Social touch is a powerful force in human development, shaping social reward, attachment,
cognitive, communication, and emotional regulation from infancy and throughout life. In this …

Abstract The Strange Situation Procedure (SSP) was developed five decades ago to assess
infant–parent attachment relationships. Although the procedure itself has remained relatively …

A novel theoretical framework for an embodied, non-representational approach to language
that extends and deepens enactive theory, bridging the gap between sensorimotor skills and …

Progress in psychological science can be limited by a number of factors, not least of which
are the starting assumptions of scientists themselves. We believe that some influential …

Clicking is one of the most robust metaphors for social connection. But how do we know
when two people" click"? We asked pairs of friends and strangers to talk with each other and …

Purpose This research provided a first-generation standardization of automated language
environment estimates, validated these estimates against standard language assessments …

In spite of the remarkable progress made in the burgeoning field of social neuroscience, the
neural mechanisms that underlie social encounters are only beginning to be studied and …

Winner of the Wallace Berry Award, Society for Music Theory Winner of the Deems
Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award, ASCAP What is it about the music you love that makes you …

Millions of children are impacted by neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), which unfold
early in life, have varying genetic etiologies and can involve a variety of specific or …

When infants and adults communicate, they exchange social signals of availability and
communicative intention such as eye gaze. Previous research indicates that when …