Ashley Thomas: What Puppets Can Teach Us About Babies' Brains
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[produced by the MIT McGovern Institute]
Before babies learn to talk, it is almost impossible to know what they’re thinking. Ashley Thomas, a cognitive scientist at the McGovern Institute, has begun to unlock the mystery of babies’ brains using a very unusual tool: puppets. By observing how babies respond to puppets in various situations, Ashley shows us that babies understand a surprising amount about the social world around them.
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