Current research includes studies of play, language, and cognitive development in infants and children from 1 month to 4 years of age. These studies are conducted in a comfortable home-like setting at Northwestern's Evanston campus. Children and parents enjoy participating in our projects. Parents also appreciate the chance to contribute to scientific research. More information can be found at the Project's web site .
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Challenging the notion of thematic bias in young children. Multiple level naming abilities of children with word-finding deficits. Early emergence and modification of the noun-category linkage. The development of an appreciation of specific linkages between linguistic and conceptual organization. The development of an appreciation of specific linkages between linguistic and conceptual organization.