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Yuko MunakataÌý
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Yuko Munakata is a Professor in the Department of Psychology andÌýNeuroscience at the Â鶹ӰԺ.ÌýHer work investigates child development and environmental influences on children’s thinking, using behavioral, neuroimaging, and computational approaches.ÌýShe is an elected fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and the American Psychological Association. Her work on child development has been funded by the National Institutes of Health since 1998, and has been published in top scientific journals and featured in The Atlantic, The Today Show, andÌýParents Magazine. Dr. MunakataÌýco-edited two books on brain and cognitive development, and co-authored two editions of a textbook on computational cognitive neuroscience. She served as Associate Editor ofÌýPsychological Review, and has received numerous awards for her research, teaching, and mentoring.ÌýSheÌýreceived her B.A. in Ìýand BS in ÌýfromÌý. After earning her Ph.D. in Ìýfrom Ìýand theÌý, she conducted postdoctoral research at the ÌýinÌý. She was an Assistant and Associate ProfessorÌýat the Ìýbefore moving to the Â鶹ӰԺ.