Infant Learning Lab

03/12/2026

Are you curious about how your baby is learning language? We invite you to participate in a study at the UW-Madison Infant Learning Lab (featured in the Netflix documentary “Babies”). Participation involves a single 30 min session at the Waisman Center, next to the UW Hospital (free parking provided). You will be with your baby for the entire time. Sessions are scheduled at your convenience, and you will receive a thank-you gift for participating. Sign up at https://data.infantlearning.waisman.wisc.edu/infa.../enroll/ or learn more about us at https://infantlearning.waisman.wisc.edu/

12/08/2025

Inspired by Spotify Wrapped, here is the Infant Learning Lab Wrapped!

Thank you for an amazing 2025 and we can’t wait to see what 2026 has to offer!

09/24/2025

Are you curious about how your child is learning language? We invite you to participate in a study at the UW-Madison Infant Learning Lab (featured in the Netflix series “Babies”). Participation involves a single 30 min session at the Waisman Center, next to the UW Hospital (free parking provided). You will be with your child for the entire time. Sessions are scheduled at your convenience, and you will receive a thank-you gift for participating. Sign up at https://data.infantlearning.waisman.wisc.edu/infantdb/enroll/ or learn more about us at https://infantlearning.waisman.wisc.edu/

Welcome to the Infant Learning Lab at the University of Wisconsin Madison! We study how infants and young children do such things as: learn language, learn the meanings of words, find the patterns in language and track the properties of speech. Our research focuses on children between 6 months and 5...

04/12/2025

Congratulations to our fabulous seniors Abby and Courtney on their outstanding presentations at the Senior Honors Thesis Symposium! We are so proud of you!

08/15/2024

Online study for older kids, from our fellow Waisman Center researchers. Check it out!

In this asynchronous study, first, you will answer some questions about your child’s family background and life experiences. Then, your child will be asked to play a game in which they decide between different options to gain as many points as possible. In addition, they will play a number game an...

04/21/2024

Are you curious about how your infant or toddler is learning language? We invite you to participate in a study at the UW-Madison Infant Learning Lab (featured in the Netflix documentary series “Babies”). Participation involves a single session at the Waisman Center, next to the UW Hospital (free parking provided). The session takes approximately 30 minutes. You will be with your child for the entire time. Sessions can be scheduled at your convenience, and you will receive a thank-you gift for participating. Sign up at https://data.infantlearning.waisman.wisc.edu/infantdb/enroll/ or learn more about our research at https://infantlearning.waisman.wisc.edu/ You can also contact us by email at [email protected], or by Facebook Messenger.

Welcome to the Infant Learning Lab at the University of Wisconsin Madison! We study how infants and young children do such things as: learn language, learn the meanings of words, find the patterns in language and track the properties of speech. Our research focuses on children between 6 months and 5...

10/31/2023

The Infant Learning Lab had fun meeting costumed cuties at Baby's First Halloween at the Madison Children's Museum.

08/10/2023

The Infant Learning Lab is over 25 years old!

07/26/2023

The students and staff of the Infant Learning Lab enjoyed a well-deserved paddling break on Lake Wingra. Always great to be out on the lake!

07/10/2023

Join us to participate in research at the UW-Madison Infant Learning Lab! We study how children between 6 months and 4 years of age learn language. Participation involves a single in-person session at the Waisman Center on the UW-Madison campus. The session takes approximately 30 minutes, and the study itself only takes about 5-10 minutes. You will be with your child for the entire time. Sessions can be scheduled at your convenience, and you will receive a thank-you gift for participating. Sign up at https://data.infantlearning.waisman.wisc.edu/infantdb/enroll/ or learn more about what we do at https://infantlearning.waisman.wisc.edu/
You can also contact us by email at [email protected] or by Facebook Messenger.

Welcome to the Infant Learning Lab at the University of Wisconsin Madison! We study how infants and young children do such things as: learn language, learn the meanings of words, find the patterns in language and track the properties of speech. Our research focuses on children between 6 months and 5...

06/24/2023

Members of the Infant Learning Lab and the Social Kids Lab enjoyed chatting with families at the Dane County Farmers Market - the pinwheels were a big hit! It was a beautiful day to talk with families about how they can participate in our research. https://infantlearning.waisman.wisc.edu