New York University · Social ScienceInfant Cognitive Development Lab
Suzanne Dikker · New York, New York
Research Focus
Dr. Suzanne Dikker's lab focuses on using innovative methods to study how infants develop their cognitive skills. Through remote assessments that include eye-tracking and ECG, the lab investigates how infants' attention and memory function as they grow. Their research aims to understand the relationships between caregivers and infants and how these interactions affect early development, with the goal of providing insights that could lead to better prevention and intervention strategies for developmental disorders.
infant cognitive developmenteye-trackingECGremote testingcaregiver-infant interactiondevelopmental researchautism risklongitudinal studiespublic health
Research Aims
3AIM 01Establish and validate remote physiological and behavioral measurements of infant attention and memory skills.
AIM 02Investigate the impact of caregiver-infant physiological co-regulation on infant outcomes.
AIM 03Evaluate predictors of infant attention phenotypes and their associations with socioemotional outcomes and autism risk.
Skills the Lab Values
eye-tracking technologyECG data collectionlongitudinal study designdata analysis using Pythonbehavioral measurement techniquesparticipant recruitmentremote data collection methodsdevelopmental assessmenthealthcare data interpretation
Output against the department
Publications81bottom 32% of dept.52nd of 77
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Citations3.8ktop 43% of dept.33rd of 77
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