Deon Benton
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Vanderbilt Peabody faculty receive NSF grant to study how conversation shapes memory, with applications for AI and education
By Jenna Somers In daily conversations, most people are not aware of the complex brain processes taking place that make their conversations possible. However, understanding these processes could improve how AI communicates with people and how students learn at school. A new study aims to shed light on these processes,… Read MoreNov 7, 2025
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Benton leads study on infants’ understanding of causal action for people and objects
By Jenna Somers Deon Benton Deon Benton, assistant professor of psychology and human development, is leading an experimental study to understand when and how infants learn to distinguish that people can cause action both from a distance and by contact, but objects can only cause action by contact. While… Read MoreDec 12, 2023