International Congress of Infant Studies

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Our vision is a world in which policies and practices that impact infants are grounded in scientific research on infant learning and development so that all infants thrive in supportive contexts.

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ICIS is committed to advancing the understanding of infant learning and development across the globe through the creation, dissemination and promotion of leading edge science.

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Solving the origins of knowledge: Brain development as energy minimization?

May 16, 2025 | Baby Blog, ICIS Happenings

Brains are marvels of biological engineering. With 86 billion neurons and trillions of connections, human brains are the most complex structures in the known universe. But where does this structure come from? How does a mass of brain tissue develop into a coordinated,...

Full-time Lab Manager for the BaBL Lab at Emory University

May 6, 2025 | Job Postings

The Brain, Behavior, and Broader Learning (BaBL) Lab at Emory University is hiring a full-time research specialist to start June/July 2025. This 2 year position would be ideal for individuals hoping to gain hands-on research experience and considering a long-term...

ICIS Opposition to US WHO funding

Apr 20, 2020 | Statements

Infants may be the most vulnerable to the changes in proposed WHO funding by the United States government. SRCD has developed a statement that we at ICIS endorse. Please click the link below to review the SRCD statement....