Symposium | Infant Language Development Research in the 21st Century

Details

Date & Time: 8 Dec. 2025, 10:00–17:30 (JST)
Venue: Fukutake Hall, The University of Tokyo
Admission: Free — advance registration required (limited to 150 attendees)
Language: English
Speakers: Janet F. Werker — University of British Columbia

Reiko Mazuka — RIKEN CBS/ IRCN UTokyo/ Waseda Univ./ Duke Univ./ JEWEL Project PI

Takao Hensch — IRCN UTokyo

Yasuyo Minagawa — Keio University

Alex Warstadt — UC San Diego

Emmanuel Dupoux — EHESS / ENS
Program: Time Speakers

10:00-10:05 Opening Remark (Dr. Reiko Mazuka)

Morning Session: Behavioral approach — Moderator: Drs. Ryoko Mugitani & Sachiyo Kajikawa

10:05-11:00 Dr. Janet Werker (U British Columbia)

11:00-11:10 - Q&A

11:10-11:55 Dr. Reiko Mazuka (RIKEN/ IRCN/ Duke U./ Waseda U./ JEWEL Project PI)

11:55-12:05 - Q&A

12:05-13:10 Lunch Break

Afternoon Session 1: Neuroscience approach — Moderator: Dr. Norihiro Sadato

13:10-13:55 Dr. Takao Hensch (Harvard/ IRCN)

13:55-14:05 - Q&A

14:05-15:00 Dr. Yasuyo Minagawa (Keio U.)

15:00-15:10 - Q&A

15:10-15:30 Coffee Break

Afternoon Session 2: Computational approach — Moderator: Dr. Zenas C. Chao

15:30-16:15 Dr. Alex Warstadt (UC San Diego)

16:15-16:25 - Q&A

16:25-17:10 Dr. Emmanuel Dupoux via Zoom (ENS/ EHESS/ CNRS/ PSL U./ Meta AI Research)

17:10-17:30 General Discussion; Download Program (PDF: 2.46MB)

Time	Speakers
10:00-10:05	Opening Remark (Dr. Reiko Mazuka)
Morning Session: Behavioral approach — Moderator: Drs. Ryoko Mugitani & Sachiyo Kajikawa
10:05-11:00	Dr. Janet Werker (U British Columbia)
11:00-11:10	- Q&A
11:10-11:55	Dr. Reiko Mazuka (RIKEN/ IRCN/ Duke U./ Waseda U./ JEWEL Project PI)
11:55-12:05	- Q&A
12:05-13:10	Lunch Break
Afternoon Session 1: Neuroscience approach — Moderator: Dr. Norihiro Sadato
13:10-13:55	Dr. Takao Hensch (Harvard/ IRCN)
13:55-14:05	- Q&A
14:05-15:00	Dr. Yasuyo Minagawa (Keio U.)
15:00-15:10	- Q&A
15:10-15:30	Coffee Break
Afternoon Session 2: Computational approach — Moderator: Dr. Zenas C. Chao
15:30-16:15	Dr. Alex Warstadt (UC San Diego)
16:15-16:25	- Q&A
16:25-17:10	Dr. Emmanuel Dupoux via Zoom (ENS/ EHESS/ CNRS/ PSL U./ Meta AI Research)
17:10-17:30	General Discussion

For on-site participation, please register here.
Please note that registration will close once the limit of 150 participants is reached.

If you cannot attend in person, please register to receive the on-demand video link.

The video link will be provided to all registered participants and will remain available until the end of January 2026.