University of Washington launches project to discover fundamentals of early learning
Monday, May 24, 2010 - 13:52
in Psychology & Sociology
The University of Washington Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS) announced today the launch of a multi-year, multimillion-dollar initiative to foster new brain research discoveries and insights into how and when children learn. Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire, University of Washington President Mark Emmert and I-LABS co-directors Dr. Patricia Kuhl and Dr. Andrew Meltzoff officially opened the new $7 million I-LABS MEG Brain Imaging Center on the University of Washington campus, hosting the first brain imaging device in the world optimized for neuroscientific study in infants and young children.
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