Selected news coverage of our research:

APS Observer. “Even nonmusicians pick up on music’s context.” February 20, 2026.

UR News Release. “Are humans predisposed to understand the complexities of music?” January 6, 2026.

Careers in Crescendo (podcast of the Eastman School of Music): “How we hear music.” December 19, 2025.

URMC NeURoscience Newsletter. Faculty Q&A. August 28, 2025.

Scientific American. “U.S. kids are falling behind global competition, but brain science shows how to catch up.” June 1, 2022.

APS Observer. “The littlest linguists: New research on language development”. December 29, 2021.

Princeton Insights. “The moment-to-moment pitch dynamics of child-directed speech shape toddlers’ attention and learning”. June 17, 2021.

GRAMMY Museum: "GRAMMY Museum Grant Program awards $200,000 for music research and sound preservation." June 16, 2020.

The Daily Princetonian: "Small subjects, big findings." March 5, 2020.

Psychology Today: "Want socially skilled kids? Play attention to this new study." February 3, 2020.

SmartHER News interview: "Adults: think you have control? Think again!" January 31, 2020.

Science Alert: "Playing with babies can make your brain waves sync up together."January 13, 2020.

PhillyVoice. “Adult, baby brains mirror each other during play, Princeton study finds.” January 11, 2020.

Princeton News: "Baby and adult brains 'sync up' during play, finds Princeton Baby Lab." January 9, 2020.

Washington Post: "Baby talk isn't silly. It's a serious way of learning." March 25, 2018.

Science Friday interview: "A lesson in the language of 'baby talk'." October 13, 2017.

PBS News Hour: "A mother uses a similar tone with babies, no matter the language." October 12, 2017.

The Guardian: "Why baby talk is more sophisticated than you might think." October 12, 2017.

Princeton News: "Uncovering the sound of 'motherese', baby talk across languages." October 12, 2017.

Huffington Post: "Scientists invented a headband that could help us better understand each other." March 24, 2017.

Science Alert: "New findings show how our brains 'align' when we communicate." March 10, 2017.

WIRED: “This brain-imaging headband can reveal how boring you are.” February 27, 2017.

Princeton News: "Schmidt Fund transformative technology awards go to neuroscience, 3-D cellular imaging." February 22, 2016.

Science Today interview: "New insight into how humans get the gist of complex sounds." July 12, 2013.

Berkeley News: "'Nuff said: Humans get the gist of complex sounds." July 12, 2013.

Commentary:

Science. “Dolphin moms use ‘baby talk’ with their calves.” June 26, 2023.

The Atlantic. “What babies hear when you sing to them—and what parents gain.” September 2, 2022.