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Our department provides comprehensive study of human growth across infancy, childhood, and adolescence, with some focus on aging. Key research areas include cognitive growth, emotional and social development, developmental psychology, and neuroscience related to social and emotional development. Distinct research clusters emerge within these domains. Studies on mental state understanding and learning processes intersect with research about cognitive control and self-management. This connects further to investigations of self-assessment, emotional drives, and choice behavior. Another active research area examines how infants interpret actions, language, and patterns in their visual, linguistic, and musical surroundings. Additionally, many researchers explore how social environments - from immediate family and peer relationships to broader cultural and global factors - influence wellbeing throughout development.