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'''Yuko Munakata''' is a [[professor]] of [[psychology]] at the [[University of Colorado Boulder]]. She has specialized in [[developmental cognitive neuroscience]], taking a [[connectionism|connectionist]] approach to [[cognitive development]]. Her research investigates the [[cognitive processes|processing mechanisms]] underlying cognitive development, using converging evidence from [[behavior]], [[Cognitive science#Computational modeling|computational modeling]], and [[cognitive neuroscience]]. She also focuses on understanding the prevalence of task-dependent behaviors during the first years of life.<ref>{{cite web | title=Research Interests | url=http://psych.colorado.edu/~munakata/research.html| access-date=21 December 2008 }}</ref> Munakata received a [[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]] in [[symbolic systems]] at [[Stanford University]] in 1991 and a [[PhD]] in psychology at [[Carnegie Mellon University]] in 1996 under [[James McClelland (psychologist)|James McClelland]]; and completed a [[Postdoctoral researcher|postdoctoral fellowship]] at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] from 1996–1997. She worked at the [[University of Denver]] from 1997–2001, and joined the faculty of the [[University of Colorado Boulder]] in 2002, but continues to work at DU as an [[adjunct professor]] of psychology.<ref>{{cite web | title=Yuko Munakata's CV | url=http://psych.colorado.edu/~munakata/CV-current.html| access-date=21 December 2008 }}</ref> Munakata is a member of the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and the Center for Neuroscience at CU.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yuko Munakata's Biography |url=http://www.colorado.edu/neuroscienceprogram/center/people/yuko_munakata.html |access-date=21 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724063736/http://www.colorado.edu/neuroscienceprogram/center/people/yuko_munakata.html |archive-date=24 July 2008 }}</ref>
'''Yuko Munakata''' is a [[professor]] of [[psychology]] at the [[University of California, Davis]]. She has specialized in [[developmental cognitive neuroscience]], taking a [[connectionism|connectionist]] approach to [[cognitive development]]. Her research investigates the [[cognitive processes|processing mechanisms]] underlying cognitive development, using converging evidence from [[behavior]], [[Cognitive science#Computational modeling|computational modeling]], and [[cognitive neuroscience]]. She also focuses on understanding the prevalence of task-dependent behaviors during the first years of life.<ref>{{cite web | title=Research Interests | url=http://psych.colorado.edu/~munakata/research.html| access-date=21 December 2008 }}</ref> Munakata received a [[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]] in [[symbolic systems]] at [[Stanford University]] in 1991 and a [[PhD]] in psychology at [[Carnegie Mellon University]] in 1996 under [[James McClelland (psychologist)|James McClelland]]; and completed a [[Postdoctoral researcher|postdoctoral fellowship]] at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] from 1996–1997. She worked at the [[University of Denver]] from 1997–2001, and joined the faculty of the [[University of Colorado Boulder]] in 2002, but continues to work at DU as an [[adjunct professor]] of psychology.<ref>{{cite web | title=Yuko Munakata's CV | url=http://psych.colorado.edu/~munakata/CV-current.html| access-date=21 December 2008 }}</ref> Munakata is a member of the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and the Center for Neuroscience at CU.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yuko Munakata's Biography |url=http://www.colorado.edu/neuroscienceprogram/center/people/yuko_munakata.html |access-date=21 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724063736/http://www.colorado.edu/neuroscienceprogram/center/people/yuko_munakata.html |archive-date=24 July 2008 }}</ref>


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Yuko Munakata is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis. She has specialized in developmental cognitive neuroscience, taking a connectionist approach to cognitive development. Her research investigates the processing mechanisms underlying cognitive development, using converging evidence from behavior, computational modeling, and cognitive neuroscience. She also focuses on understanding the prevalence of task-dependent behaviors during the first years of life.[1] Munakata received a B.S. in symbolic systems at Stanford University in 1991 and a PhD in psychology at Carnegie Mellon University in 1996 under James McClelland; and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1996–1997. She worked at the University of Denver from 1997–2001, and joined the faculty of the University of Colorado Boulder in 2002, but continues to work at DU as an adjunct professor of psychology.[2] Munakata is a member of the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and the Center for Neuroscience at CU.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Research Interests". Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Yuko Munakata's CV". Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Yuko Munakata's Biography". Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2008.


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