Infant Language Development Research in the 21st Century
— Integrating Insights from Behavioral, Neuronal, and Computational Sciences

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 — WPI-IRCN UTokyo
• Yasuyo Minagawa — Keio University
• Alex Warstadt — UC San Diego
• Emmanuel Dupoux — EHESS / ENS

Program

Time	Talk
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 (University of British Columbia) "Developmental processes in infant speech perception and early language acquisition"
11:00-11:10	- Q&A
11:10-11:55	Dr. Reiko Mazuka (RIKEN CBS / IRCN UTokyo / Waseda Univ. / Duke Univ. / 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 (WPI-IRCN UTokyo)
13:55-14:05	- Q&A
14:05-15:00	Dr. Yasuyo Minagawa (Keio University)
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 (EHESS / ENS)
17:10-17:30	General Discussion

Download Program (PDF: 2.33MB) - (24 Oct. Update)

Registration

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.