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Jonathan Lane

  • children huddled in circle looking down at a camera with sun shining in the middle of them

    In new Vanderbilt study, by age 7, most children quickly spotted social biases

    By Jenna Somers Most elementary school-aged children have a surprising cognitive ability: they can detect—nearly as well as adults—when someone treats people from one social group differently than another. The study, “Children’s and adults’ detection of social biases,” published in January in Child Development, demonstrates children’s emerging capacity to recognize… Read More

    Apr 6, 2026

  • Vanderbilt University

    Decoding young minds: Time sensitivity of knowledge and false belief recognition

    by Jenna Somers When a first grader has a spelling test on a Friday, they probably understand that the more they study throughout the week, the better they’ll perform on the test. They also probably understand that if they only study on Monday, then by Friday, they may not remember… Read More

    May 12, 2025

  • Thirteen 2023 Chancellor Faculty Fellows

    Thirteen named 2023 Chancellor Faculty Fellows

    Thirteen outstanding faculty members from across the university have been selected for the 2023 cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. The group is composed of highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty from a wide variety of disciplines and areas of expertise.   Read More

    Jun 7, 2023