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Welcome!
Welcome to the Centre for Developing Minds at Algoma University!
We study the cognitive and social tools that humans use to learn about the world, focusing on childhood.
Our Research
We are interested in questions like ‘what makes us human,’ ‘why do some things feel easy, but others feel hard,’ and ‘how do we make sense of a confusing world?’
Our lab's focus includes metacognitive reasoning about confidence: the way we signal to ourselves that something seems trustworthy.
Another main focus is collaborative reasoning: how people work together toward common goals. We look at how our minds think about other people and navigate conflicting opinions.
Our Logo Designer
We would like to acknowledge and thank the designer of our lab logo, Wennekerakon Tiewishaw. Wennekerakon is a Mohawk from Kanehsatake with a background in early childhood education. After graduating from Concordia University with a Bachelor's degree in Child Studies, she worked for a private daycare in Montreal where she discovered her passion for creating learning activities for children through arts and crafts. Today she is furthering that mission as a digital artist and designer with the goal of creating art for children to reconnect with their language in a fun and interactive way.