UMD Language Development Lab

Tune in to @CBSUnstoppable this Saturday, 1/16 and watch a segment featuring HESP alumna Dr. Amritha Mallikarjun @avmalli!

Happy new year from LDEV and the Canine Language Perception Lab!

Are you looking for a fun activity for your 4- to 6-year-old? We're exploring curiosity and playful learning through a study on Zoom. Video recording is necessary for participation in this study. If interested, email infantlab@temple.edu for more information!

@UCDInfantCogLab Very interesting!!!

How do babies learn from having pets at home? To find out more take a look through our infographic made by two of our Research Assistants, Amanda and Ananya! 🐶🐱 Pet Exposure  my.visme.co/view/q6jpwnmw-…

Congratulations to now DR. Amritha Mallikarjun (@avmalli ) on a successful defense! Her dissertation was titled "The use of the domestic dog (Canis familiaris) as a model for speech perception." Congrats again Dr. Mallikarjun! #PhD

A billionth of a teaspoon is enough for a dog to know it's there. Dogs trained to detect fire accelerants like gasoline can find them at these low quantities, the lowest estimate yet for the limit of dog's noses sensitivity. Forensic Chemistry May 2020 sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/…

Bistable optical illusions in real life - whose nose is it?? Featuring our PI @ronewman1’s deerhounds!

Hi, we are the Language Development Lab at UMD! Our primary research focus is the development of speech perception and language learning in infants, but we also study speech perception in bilinguals, people who have experienced TBI, and dogs!