Developing Memory & Cognition Lab at Brock University

09/27/2024

Check out a recent article from Today's Parent that features our research on children's procrastination.

Delaying tasks is very common, but recognizing and stopping chronic procrastination is important.

06/04/2024

Our lab was at the annual meeting of the Jean Piaget Society this weekend in Toronto presenting results of recent studies on children's memory, saving, and procrastination!

06/04/2024

Looking for 8 to 10-year-old children for a 40 minute virtual study!

05/22/2024

Calling all children from 3 to 5 years old to participate in a 10 minute online study on memory!

05/08/2024

Looking for 4-year-old children to participate in a 30 minute virtual memory study!

03/05/2024

Looking for children 8 to 10 for a virtual study on future thinking!

07/18/2023

The DMC Lab was at the Ontario Science Centre in May collecting data from 3 to 5 year olds for a study on children's saving behaviour. We love collaborating with the Ontario Science Centre!

07/18/2023

We are currently looking for 3 and 4 year olds to participate in our virtual study on children's memory!

03/21/2023

Our lab's recent research on the emergence of children's procrastination was featured in the Toronto Star!

Researchers at Brock studied if procrastination tendencies were different in younger or older children, whose future thinking and executive function skills are more developed.

03/21/2023

We are currently looking for children 3 to 5 years old to participate in a 10 minute virtual study on memory. Email: [email protected] if you and your child are interested.

03/09/2023

Our recently published research on the emergence of young children's procrastination was recently featured in the Brock News. Our study found that even very young children procrastinated and that children with better future thinking and better self-control had less procrastination tendencies according to parent-report.

A new study out of Brock’s Developing Memory and Cognition Lab shows there may be more to those heartfelt requests from toddlers for “five more minutes” before heading to bed than researchers have previously understood. Brock student researchers Taissa ...

02/14/2023

We are seeking 3 and 4 year olds for a virtual study on children's memory! Please email [email protected] to learn more!