Episode 27

A conversation with a luminary #4: Nora Newcombe

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June 23rd, 2025

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In this "A conversation with a luminary" episode, we chat with the inimitable and rewnowned Dr. Nora Newcombe. Specifically, we talk about her journey in science, her views on Jerome "Jerry" Kagan as a mentor and what it was like working with him, her work and thoughts on cognitive maps, her work on the "geometric module", as well as her thoughts on the nativism empricism debate, among other things. We enjoyed recording this episode, and we hope you enjoy listening to it!

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Newcombe, N. S. (2024). Learning to live in the spatial world: Experience-expectant and experience-dependent input. Developmental Review, 74, 101166.
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