Our mission is to support children in reaching their full potential. To learn more about our work, please visit www.bu.edu/beelab. Our research studies include typically developing children as well as children who have experienced various types of early life stress. We take a multifaceted approach to studying child development, using a variety of measures including behavioral tasks; parent questio
nnaires; EEG to assess brain activity patterns; cortisol levels to assess stress physiology; and observation of parent-child free play. We are currently recruiting infants between the ages of 0-6 months for the Social Experiences and Early Development (SEED) Study. In the SEED Study, we visit 6-month-old infants at home. During the home visit, infants play with different toys with their moms, and the moms fill out some questionnaires. With the mom’s permission, we collect saliva samples and a few strands of hair from infant and mom to measure hormone levels. We also look at how infants react to some new and interesting toys. When the same infants are 10 months old, they are invited to the BEE Lab for a follow-up visit. Once again, they check out some fun new toys at our lab and play with their mom. We also will record EEG, a measure of brain activity, using a cap made of soft sponges. Infants will watch a video while wearing the cap, seated on their mom’s lap. Participants in the SEED Study will help us learn more about how the social brain develops. Email us ([email protected]), call us (617-353-9328), or visit our website (http://www.bu.edu/beelab/) to get more information!
