My research centers around the question: where does human knowledge come from? What allows us to acquire complex symbolic knowledge, such as language and math?
Starting Fall 2020, I will join the faculty of Rutgers University as an Assistant Professor. Visit my new faculty page here.
Please email me if you are interested in joining the lab!
What's New:
Oct. 2019. What do babies know about counting before they can count?
Wang, J., & Feigenson, L. (2019). Infants recognize counting as numerically relevant. Developmental Science. (PDF)
Wang, J., & Feigenson, L. (2019). Infants recognize counting as numerically relevant. Developmental Science. (PDF)
Selected Media Coverage:
Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/10/28/children-understand-fundamental-aspect-about-counting-long-before-they-can-say-numbers-out-loud-researcher-says/
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-50182681
Smithsonian: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/babies-may-understand-counting-they-fully-understand-numbers-180973428/
Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/toddlers-counting-numbers-childhood-brains-study-a9169121.html?amp
Education Week: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2019/10/infants_understand_counting.html
Jul. 2019. What do people intuitively think about the origins of human knowledge?
Wang, J. & Feigenson, L (2019). Is empiricism innate? Preference for nurture over nature in people's beliefs about the origins of human knowledge. Open Mind.(PDF)
May. 2018. Can training enhance preverbal infants' numerical performance?
Wang, J., Libertus, M. & Feigenson, L. (2018). Hysteresis-induced Changes in Infants' Approximate Number Precision. Cognitive Development. (PDF)
Apr. 2017. Is precision in approximating numbers associated with mathematics even in gifted populations?
Wang, J., Halberda, J., & Feigenson, L. (2017). Approximate number sense correlates with math performance in gifted adolescents. Acta Psychologica. (PDF)
Jun. 2016. Is the primitive sense of number we have causally related to mathematics?
Wang, J., Odic, D., Halberda, J. & Feigenson, L. (2016). Changing the Precision of Preschoolers' Approximate Number System Representations Changes their Symbolic Math Performance. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. (PDF)
Also check out the following correspondences:
Merkley, R., Matejko, A. A., & Ansari, D. (2017). Strong causal claims require strong evidence: A commentary on Wang and colleagues. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology.
Wang, J., Odic, D., Halberda, J. & Feigenson, L. (2017). Better together: Multiple lines of evidence for a link between approximate and exact number representations. A reply to Merkley, Matejko & Ansari. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. (PDF)
Check out Panamath.org if you want to experience a similar blue-and-yellow-dots game!
Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/10/28/children-understand-fundamental-aspect-about-counting-long-before-they-can-say-numbers-out-loud-researcher-says/
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-50182681
Smithsonian: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/babies-may-understand-counting-they-fully-understand-numbers-180973428/
Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/toddlers-counting-numbers-childhood-brains-study-a9169121.html?amp
Education Week: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2019/10/infants_understand_counting.html
Jul. 2019. What do people intuitively think about the origins of human knowledge?
Wang, J. & Feigenson, L (2019). Is empiricism innate? Preference for nurture over nature in people's beliefs about the origins of human knowledge. Open Mind.(PDF)
May. 2018. Can training enhance preverbal infants' numerical performance?
Wang, J., Libertus, M. & Feigenson, L. (2018). Hysteresis-induced Changes in Infants' Approximate Number Precision. Cognitive Development. (PDF)
Apr. 2017. Is precision in approximating numbers associated with mathematics even in gifted populations?
Wang, J., Halberda, J., & Feigenson, L. (2017). Approximate number sense correlates with math performance in gifted adolescents. Acta Psychologica. (PDF)
Jun. 2016. Is the primitive sense of number we have causally related to mathematics?
Wang, J., Odic, D., Halberda, J. & Feigenson, L. (2016). Changing the Precision of Preschoolers' Approximate Number System Representations Changes their Symbolic Math Performance. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. (PDF)
Also check out the following correspondences:
Merkley, R., Matejko, A. A., & Ansari, D. (2017). Strong causal claims require strong evidence: A commentary on Wang and colleagues. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology.
Wang, J., Odic, D., Halberda, J. & Feigenson, L. (2017). Better together: Multiple lines of evidence for a link between approximate and exact number representations. A reply to Merkley, Matejko & Ansari. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. (PDF)
Check out Panamath.org if you want to experience a similar blue-and-yellow-dots game!
Selected Media Coverage:
Baltimore Sun: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/bs-hs-math-game-20160724-story.html
WJLA: http://wjla.com/features/spotlight-on-education/researchers-at-johns-hopkins-develop-game-that-can-potentially-help-children-with-math
JHU Hub: http://hub.jhu.edu/2016/06/15/simple-exercise-makes-kids-better-at-math
The Independent: http://indy100.independent.co.uk/article/the-simple-dot-test-that-can-massively-improve-a-childs-maths-skills--WJ4LCbVq8EZ
Aol. : http://www.aol.com/article/2016/06/19/simple-computer-game-shown-to-boost-kids-math-scores/21397973/
London Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3643721/The-five-minute-game-make-child-better-maths.html
ABC 2: http://www.abc2news.com/news/in-focus/study-finds-simple-game-can-improve-kids-math-skills
WTOP: http://wtop.com/health/2016/06/study-a-simple-game-could-boost-childrens-math-skills/
Futurity: http://www.futurity.org/math-game-1184302-2/
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/383293861.html
Science Daily: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160615112313.htm
Mental Floss: http://mentalfloss.com/article/81653/5-minute-game-may-improve-kids-math-skills
Education Week: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2016/06/study_shows_how_to_make_a_preschcooler_better_at_math.html
Parent Herald: http://www.parentherald.com/articles/50088/20160620/simple-five-minute-computer-game-appears-enhancing-children-s-math.htm
Baltimore Sun: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/bs-hs-math-game-20160724-story.html
WJLA: http://wjla.com/features/spotlight-on-education/researchers-at-johns-hopkins-develop-game-that-can-potentially-help-children-with-math
JHU Hub: http://hub.jhu.edu/2016/06/15/simple-exercise-makes-kids-better-at-math
The Independent: http://indy100.independent.co.uk/article/the-simple-dot-test-that-can-massively-improve-a-childs-maths-skills--WJ4LCbVq8EZ
Aol. : http://www.aol.com/article/2016/06/19/simple-computer-game-shown-to-boost-kids-math-scores/21397973/
London Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3643721/The-five-minute-game-make-child-better-maths.html
ABC 2: http://www.abc2news.com/news/in-focus/study-finds-simple-game-can-improve-kids-math-skills
WTOP: http://wtop.com/health/2016/06/study-a-simple-game-could-boost-childrens-math-skills/
Futurity: http://www.futurity.org/math-game-1184302-2/
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/383293861.html
Science Daily: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160615112313.htm
Mental Floss: http://mentalfloss.com/article/81653/5-minute-game-may-improve-kids-math-skills
Education Week: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2016/06/study_shows_how_to_make_a_preschcooler_better_at_math.html
Parent Herald: http://www.parentherald.com/articles/50088/20160620/simple-five-minute-computer-game-appears-enhancing-children-s-math.htm