News & Announcements Archive

Yoonjung Lee awarded Dingwall Dissertation Fellowship

Yoonjung Lee awarded the Dingwall Dissertation Fellowship in the Cognitive, Clinical, & Neural Foundations of Language.

Blind people can’t see color but understand it the same way as sighted people

People born blind have never seen that bananas are yellow, but Johns Hopkins University researchers have found that like any sighted person, those born blind understand two bananas are likely […]

The most curious babies become the most curious toddlers

A first-of-its-kind longitudinal study of infant curiosity by Professor Lisa Feigenson found that months-old babies most captivated by magic tricks became the most curious toddlers, suggesting a pre-verbal baby’s level of interest in surprising aspects of the world remains constant over time and could predict their future cognitive ability.

Perception & Mind Lab Publishes Study in Psychological Science

Chaz Firestone and his lab use mime techniques to better understand vision and perception.

Yun-Fei Liu: 3 Minute Thesis Winner

Congratulations to Yun-Fei Liu on being the 2021 winner of the JHU 3 Minute Thesis Alumni Choice prize!

Daeyeol Lee Receives Ho-am Prize in Medicine

Congratulations to Daeyeol Lee on receiving the 2021 Ho-am Prize in Medicine!

Ian Phillips Awarded 2021 Leibowitz Prize

Kudos to Ian Phillips on being awarded the 2021 Leibowitz Prize!

Chaz Firestone Named APS Rising Star

Congratulations to Chaz Firestone on being named a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science!

Daeyeol Lee’s Work Highlighted in Johns Hopkins Magazine

Professor Daeyeol Lee’s book, The Birth of Intelligence, is featured in the latest issue of the Johns Hopkins Magazine.

Congratulations to Jennifer Lawlor

Jennifer Lawlor has been awarded a prize from the Philippe Foundation. Founded with the intent to encourage, assist, and support scientific and medical activities and research, the Philippe Foundations provides […]