Psychology

The Causality in Cognition Lab at Stanford University studies the role of causality in our understanding of the world, and of each other.

Some of the questions that guide our research:

How do we learn to communicate using language? I study children's language learning and how it interacts with their developing understanding of the social world. I am interested in bringing larger datasets to bear on these questions and use a wide variety of methods including eye-tracking, tablet experiments, and computational models. Recent work in my lab has focused on data-oriented approaches to development, including the creation of large datasets like Wordbank and MetaLab.

Our lab uses the tools of cognitive neuroscience to understand the brain systems involved in decision making, executive function, and behavioral change.  We also develop tools to improve the reproducibility and transparency of neuroimaging research, including data sharing and data analysis.