The ToddlerLab is a custom-built facility that aims at studying the cognitive, behavioral, and brain development in toddlers and preschoolers from 3 to 5 years old in naturalistic contexts.
To this goal, each laboratory is shaped to mimic real-world settings such as a living room or a classroom in order to investigate development in ecologically-valid scenarios.
List of laboratories:
Each lab has its own control room that allows to control the equipment without interfering with the study ongoing inside the lab. This also allows to maintain a real world look to the labs with no interference from computers and cables.
We welcome our young scientists and their families in our beautiful garden or in private receptions located on every floor.
Preschool Lab
The Preschool Lab mimics a typical classroom and allows to study development of one or multiple kids simultaneously while they freely play and move around.
The room is equipped with:
- Motion tracking cameras
- Interactive whiteboard
- Video cameras
- Wearable neuroimaging
- Wearable eye-tracking
Exploration Lab
The Exploration Lab aims at conducting developmental research in more conventional settings. The room is equipped with movable walls to change the structure of the room and create smaller or larger spaces within the lab to fit with the requirements of the study.
The room is equipped with:
- Screen-based eye-tracking
- Video cameras
- Wearable neuroimaging
- Wearable eye-tracking
- Physiological monitoring system
Brain Lab
The Brain Lab includes a shielded room to perform EEG experiments inside a Faraday cage.
The room is equipped with:
- Lab-based EEG
- Audio-visual equipment
- Video cameras
- Wearable neuroimaging
Physiological monitoring system
Home Lab
The Home Lab mimics a typical house living room and allows to study development of one or multiple kids simultaneously while they freely play and move around.
The room is equipped with:
- 12 motion tracking cameras
- Dolby surround sound system
- Physiological monitoring system
- Projector & TV
- Video cameras
- Wearable neuroimaging
Nap Lab
The Nap Lab is shaped like a typical toddler bedroom and allows to investigate how sleep influences the brain and cognitive development in toddlers.
The room is equipped with:
- Child-sized bed
- Physiological monitoring system
- Video cameras
- Wearable neuroimaging
Peltz CAVE Lab
The Peltz CAVE Lab is our unique virtual reality CAVE (CAVE audiovisual environment) laboratory able to simulate real-world surroundings. The CAVE Lab includes an integrated multimodal platform that allows to monitor toddlers’ brain activity and behavior changes depending on the simulated world around them.
The CAVE is supported by the Wellcome Trust.
The room is equipped with:
- CAVE/ Unity incorporating getReal3D
- Motion tracking cameras
- Wearable neuroimaging
- Lab-based neuroimaging
- Shutter glasses
- Head-mounted eye-tracking
Using the CAVE
If you are interested in conducting a study in the CAVE, you will find all the information and steps on how to start a project here (DOCX). Any new study will be first evaluated by the CAVE Lab Management Committee to assess its feasibility.
At the CBCD, the safety of our young scientists comes first. In order to maintain a safe and friendly environment and workplace, we have set rules and regulations that applies to all that use the facilities at the CBCD.
For any further information about using the CAVE to conduct your study, do not hesitate to contact us at toddlerlab@bbk.ac.uk
Dates of presentations for study proposals in the CAVE
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