sferrigno.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Psychology at UW-Madison. PI, Cognitive Origins Lab, investigating the evolutionary and developmental origins of thought. He/Him. cognitiveoriginslab.psych.wisc.edu
👤 Joined on 29 September 2023
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@sferrigno.bsky.socialI’m honored to be part of the #PackardFellows class of 2026! With the help of funding from @packardfdn.bsky.social, I look forward to developing new ways to understand the architecture of the human mind and brain at @jhu.edu
Show PostHuge thanks to co-authors @sferrigno.bsky.social, @daliao.bsky.social, Andreas Nieder, @spiantado.bsky.social, and @cantlonlab.bsky.social for their support on this project!
Show Post🧠 Is hierarchical reasoning uniquely human, or do we share this capacity across species and development? Our new paper in Cognition, "Flexibility of hierarchical reasoning across age and species," explores how humans and non-humans flexibly deploy recursive strategies! 🧵👇 doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
Show PostNew publication alert 🚨 Excited to share that our paper, "Racial disparities in doctor-patient communication: examining doctors' encounters with Black and White patients," was published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. link.springer.com/article/10.1... @cassge.bsky.social
Show PostI've always hated the "kids are sponges" metaphor. It tells parents/educators that kids are passive absorbers, emphasizing language & other input over the child's own talking, acting, and active learning. I finally wrote a Psych Today blog post about it. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
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