Developing Minds Lab

06/04/2025

3 buds in a pod. Pilot episode is coming soon. 🤍

05/17/2025

At the Developing Minds Lab, you and your child can be scientists for the day and teach us how babie

07/18/2022

Come Visit Us! We are now welcoming families back into the lab! We have health and safety protocols in place to keep everyone safe (masks, vaccines, and air purifiers). We are currently running in-person studies for children ages 2 and up.

Participate Online! We are also conducting studies online via Zoom for infants and children ages 5 months and up. Participate with us from the comfort of your home!

If you would like to have your child participate in our research, please fill out our web form (link in bio) or email us at [email protected]. We’ll contact you about the studies we may have for your child/children.

If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected].

At the Developing Minds Lab, you and your child can be scientists for the day and teach us how babie

07/01/2022

Help us find out how babies categorize living things in our 10-minute study. Email us at [email protected] for more details on how to participate.

04/07/2022

Help us find out how babies categorize living things in our 10-minute study. Email us at [email protected] for more details on how to participate.

10/25/2021

🌟A big congratulations to undergraduate research assistant, Rakiya, on her successful poster presentation at the BU Undergraduate Research Symposium. She was also honored with the Outstanding Student Researcher award! Excellent work, Rakiya!

08/04/2021

What a great, productive, fun summer we’ve had at the DML! A huge thank you to all the little scientists and their families who have participated and to this group of researchers for their hard work, flexibility, passion, and positivity! We couldn’t do what we do without all of you!

06/25/2021

06/23/2021

The Developing Minds Lab at BU is currently looking for babies ages 5-7 months to participate in a fun online study exploring babies' memory for hidden objects. In a series of short videos we will show babies some objects, hide them from view, and then measure if they remembered them or not! Families will receive a $10 Amazon gift card for their participation.

If you would like to have your child participate in our online research via Zoom, please fill out this below or email us at [email protected].

03/02/2021

Calling all 4-8 year olds! Can you help Gator and Cheetah find their Magic Cups? The Developing Minds Lab at BU is currently looking for little scientists to help us learn about how children understand numbers and how their memory develops to support the numerical reasoning! The study takes 30 minutes and is done over video chat from your home computer or tablet. To sign up visit: https://www.bu.edu/cdl/developing-minds-lab/for-parents/developing-minds-labfor-parentsparticipant-sign-up/

02/23/2021

The Developing Minds Lab at BU is currently looking for babies ages 5-7 months to participate in a fun online study exploring babies' memory for hidden objects. In a series of short videos we will show babies some objects, hide them from view, and then measure if they remembered them or not! Families will receive a $10 Amazon gift card for their participation. Click to sign up:

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