How do babies, children and adults
ACTIVELY
explore and learn about the world?
How
ADAPTIVE
are their active learning strategies?
How are children
DIFFERENT
from each other and why?
How do children navigate the
DIGITAL &SOCIAL
world?
NEWS!
2025-07 | A New Publication! | Congratulations to Francesca Bonalumi and Azzurra Ruggeri. Their paper discussing children and wilful ignorance was accepted in Current Opinion in Psychology! | |
2025-07 | ¡Una nueva publicación! | ¡Felicitaciones a Francesca Bonalumi y Azzurra Ruggeri, cuyo nuevo artículo fue aceptado en Current Opinion in Psychology! Hablamos sobre los niños y la ignorancia voluntaria. | |
2025-07 | Una nuova pubblicazione! | Congratulazioni a Francesca Bonalumi e Azzurra Ruggeri, il cui nuovo articolo è stato accettato dalla rivista Current Opinion in Psychology! Parliamo di bambini e ignoranza deliberata. | |
2025-07 | Eine neue Publikation! | Herzlichen Glückwunsch an Francesca Bonalumi und Azzurra Ruggeri, deren neuer Artikel in Current Opinion in Psychology angenommen wurde! Sie diskutierten Kinder und vorsätzliche Ignoranz. |
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HERE IS OUR TEAM!

Azzurra Ruggeri
Group leader

Daniil Serko
Postdoctoral Fellow

Paula Fischer
Postdoctoral Fellow

Anushari Wathiyage Don
Predoctoral Fellow

Kai-Xuan Chai
Predoctoral Fellow

Francesca Bonalumi
Postdoctoral Fellow

Sakine Cabuk Balli
Postdoctoral Fellow

Fatma Sila Cakmak
Predoctoral Fellow

Laura Ziemann
Predoctoral Fellow

Laura Schlingloff-Nemecz
Postdoctoral Fellow

Yi-Lin Li
Postdoctoral Fellow

Gokce Sahin
Predoctoral Fellow

Ohan Hominis
Predoctoral Fellow

Oana Stanciu
Postdoctoral Fellow

Andrea Guerri
Predoctoral Fellow

Hande Melis Altunay
Predoctoral Fellow
Research assistants

Alessia Spigai
Research Assistant

Giulia Santoni
Research Assistant

Emma Rapezzi
Research Assistant

Katharina Kolland
Research Assistant

Francesca Rita Digiuseppe
Research Assistant

Lara Donzella
Research Assistant

Gaia Magliani
Research Assistant

Marianna Sgherri
Research Assistant
Affiliated researchers

Björn Meder
Affiliated Researcher

Antonella Battisti
Affiliated Researcher
...and our ALUMNI and VISITORS!
COME PLAY WITH US!
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Please note that all games are played in German/Italian unless otherwise noted.

















































