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BI 197 Karen Adolph: How Babies Learn to Move and Think

Brain Inspired

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Evolving Research Methods in Cognition

This chapter examines the transformation of research methodologies in cognitive studies, particularly contrasting traditional controlled environments with the contemporary focus on naturalistic behavior observations in both infants and non-human primates. It emphasizes the challenges of studying freely behaving subjects and the implications of using machine learning for data analysis. The discussion also highlights the complexities of motor function development and the evolving understanding of the motor cortex's role in innate versus learned behaviors.

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