Janek Stahlberg

Graduate Student

Advisor

Research Area

Developmental and Evolutionary Psychology

Biography

Janek is a graduate student from Berlin, Germany, with B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Biology from Freie Universität Berlin, specializing in Neuro- and Behavioral Biology. He previously worked at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in the Naturalistic Social Cognition research group and the Center for Environmental Neuroscience.

Research

His research interests include cognitive development, social learning, interactions with nature, and the influence of the environment on the brain. As a Biology nerd, he is also fascinated by all things nature, from insects to marine mammals. Through his work at UCSB, he aims to draw on his experience in infant cognitive research and neuroscience to further investigate how children learn to interact with plants.

Research keywords: cognitive development, social learning, plant learning, interactions with nature, environmental neuroscience