From the Minds of Babes

Dr. Spelke, a Harvard cognitive psychologist, uses gaze patterns in infants in order to understand the infants mind. She can tell when the child looks at an object, what presumptions and expectations are taking place. She believes that early learning patterns lead to personality development and ability to think rationally later in life. We all know that children’s minds are plastic. Now we have a spokesperson who is helping to identify the mechanism of development of consciousness. Click the picture to link to the New York Times article.