Multisensory Cognition Lab

Student counselor working with elementary kids.

About the Lab

How did we, starting as prelinguistic infants, extract meaningful information from our world's busy mixture of multisensory stimulation? 

Become A Child Scientist

We have several projects where we welcome the refreshing candor of youngsters. Our projects vary between numerical processing in infants and children to how time estimation is affected by emotion. Incentives are offered to our participants, such as a Child Scientist Award or a toy to take home.

Interested Parents

Please look at the Current Studies section of below for FAQ and an overview of our projects.

Current Students

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Olivia Ewing

Olivia Ewing

Graduate Student - Neuroscience Program

A01977143@usu.edu

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Christine Hartmann

Christine Hartmann

Graduate Student - Brain & Cognition

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Leyla Karami Isheqlou

Leyla Karami Isheqlou

Graduate Student - Brain & Cognition Specialization

A02370623@usu.edu

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Sarah Pope

Sarah Pope

Graduate Student - Brain and Cognition Specialization

A02345578@usu.edu

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Joel Skaria

Joel Skaria

Graduate Student - Neuroscience Program

A02221520@usu.edu

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Emmett Speed

Emmett Speed

Graduate Student - Neuroscience Program

A02220935@usu.edu


Research Opportunities

Current Projects

Numerical Processing in Infants, Children, and Adults 

We use both habituation and choice paradigms to investigate the development of numerical cognition across the human lifespan. We are particularly interested in whether multisensory information enhances our abilities to discriminate between and perform computations on number.

Numerical Cognition In Animals

Is numerical thought possible in other species, which lack language? We are currently testing the numerical abilities of coyotes at USU's Predator Ecology Research Center in collaboration with Dr. John Shivik. We're particularly interested in the development of coyotes' quantitative concepts relative to food resources. We are also probing numerical cognition in dogs in collaboration with Walker Dog Training (Alyssa Walker, Dog Trainer & Behavior Consultant).

Emotion and Quantitative Processing

It has been demonstrated that emotion affects a person’s estimation of time. In addition to further exploring such findings, we are conducting studies that investigate possible effects of emotion on numerical processing in children and adults.

Videogame Playing and Multisensory Processing

The effects of videogame playing on cognition and perception are only beginning to be identified. This study looks at the effects of videogame playing on adults' numerical abilities.

Involvement

We involve psychology students undergoing relevant studies into our doctoral specialization. Any students interested in working with this lab, please inquire with Dr. Kerry Jordan directly.

Kerry Jordan

Kerry Jordan

Associate Professor - Brain & Cognition Specialization

Psychology

Phone: 435-797-2797
Office Location: EDUC 483