Speaker: Riccardo Fusaroli, Aarhus University

Title: The development of turn taking in child-caregiver interactions

Abstract: In this talk I will present ongoing work on how to understand and model turn-taking in child-caregiver interactions. First, I will present a systematic review and evidence synthesis of the field, aimed at identifying outstanding questions and current pitfalls. I will follow up with a longitudinal study involving autistic and typically developing children (2-5 years of age) aimed at filling those gaps: inclusion of meaningful individual differences in social, linguistic, and motor development; adequate statistical modeling of response latencies; and focus on turn-by-turn dynamics. I will conclude by sketching the next steps – with a focus on computational modeling of the generative mechanisms underlying turn-taking.

Riccardo Fusaroli is an associate professor in Cognitive Science at Aarhus University. His research interests lie in understanding how conversations work and fail, and how they enable humans to think and act together. Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.dk/citations?user=I7h2r0gAAAAJ&hl=en