by Sophie Guinoiseau | Jun 11, 2025
Dissociation between what convinces children, and the reasons they use to convince others From early on, children are sensitive to the strength of the arguments they are exposed to. By the age of 5 at least, they are also able to produce reasons adapted to the...
by Sophie Guinoiseau | May 13, 2025
Geometric shape representations in human adults have syntactic structure Recent research suggests that humans use language-like mental representations for many classes of stimuli, from auditory sequences to visual shapes. However, evidence has been largely indirect,...
by Sophie Guinoiseau | May 5, 2025
This presentation introduces the research program of Humanoid Developmental Robotics, which employs a synthetic, embodied approach to study early sensorimotor development. We begin by presenting methods for extracting infant spontaneous movements from 2D and 3D video...
by Sophie Guinoiseau | Apr 2, 2025
Learning words form learner-directed registers When addressing language learners, adult L1 speakers modify their speech. The speech used with infants (infant-directed speech; IDS) and foreign-language learners (foreigner-directed speech; FDS) has been found to have...
by Sophie Guinoiseau | Dec 11, 2023
Studying cognitive processes in non-verbal subjects Summary In this rapid overview of my studies along years, I will illustrate how field observations have led me to investigating perception, brain functioning/plasticity and social cognition. I will try and...
