Who are we?

SAPIENS is an inter-disciplinary scientific network (carried out within the framework of the European Training Network H2020) devoted to advance our understanding of social brain development. The network is built of leading European research institutions in the areas of developmental psychology and cognitive neuroscience, screening and intervention for neurodevelopmental disorders, behavioural genetics, computational modelling and biomedical engineering. Our aim is to provide a multidisciplinary network environment in which cutting-edge science is combined with training young researchers. Within the network, a group of 15 young researchers will receive a comprehensive training to prepare them for future work in diverse institutional environments (academia, SMEs, public service, NGOs) along a variety of career paths including basic research, clinical translation, applied technology, and public policy. To this end, we are partnering with companies that develop novel brain imaging and behaviour monitoring tools (VicarVision, iMotions), unique algorithms that search for hidden repeated behavioural patterns in interactions (PatternVision), as well as novel analytical approaches to large longitudinal datasets (MentisCura), computational modelling tools (Phier) and innovative screening and diagnostic tools. Interested in our projects? See below to learn more about what we are working on.

OUR WORK PACKAGES

Within SAPIENS a group of 15 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) will receive a comprehensive training focused on delivering cutting-edge scientific research. Each ESR will work on an individual research project related to different aspects of early social development. The individual research projects are grouped within 4 work packages:

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WP1 Dynamics of early social interactions
Aim: to reveal the dynamics of early social interactions at multiple timescales and levels of organisation.
WP2 Baby Driver
Aim: to determine how the child drives the development of social interaction.
WP3 Parent Steering
Aim: to determine how social partners shape the development of interaction.
WP4 Travelling together
Aim: to examine how the interactions between child and their environment interact to predict long-term social development.

members and partners

University of Warsaw

University of Warsaw (UniWaw)

Poland

Birkbeck College

Birkbeck College (BBK)

United Kingdom

King’s College London

King’s College London (KCL)

United Kingdom

University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge (UCamb)

United Kingdom

Ghent University

Ghent University (UGent)

Belgium

Stichting Katholieke Universiteit

Stichting Katholieke Universiteit (SKU)

Netherlands

Utrecht University

Utrecht University (UUtrecht)

Netherlands

Uppsala University

Uppsala University (UU)

Sweden

Karolinska Institutet

Karolinska Institutet (KI)

Sweden

Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS)

Italy

VicarVision

VicarVision

Netherlands

PatternVision

PatternVision

Iceland

iMotions

iMotions

Denmark

MentisCura

MentisCura

Iceland

Phier

Phier

United Kingdom

BabyBrains

BabyBrains

United Kingdom

Comenius Foundation for Child Development

Comenius Foundation for Child Development

Poland

LATEST NEWS

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London calling…

The ESRs are meeting colleagues not just online and during the training schools, but also visiting other Universities and Labs. The ESRs settled in Warsaw: Tanaya (ESR 12), and Pamela (ESR …

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Next SAPIENS Training School

The next Sapiens Training School will take place from the 27th of June until the 1st of July (included) in Nijmegen (The Netherlands). This training school entitled “Applying Knowledge & …

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Brain Awareness Week

On Wednesday 16th of March at 4 p.m. CET Pamela (ESR 3), will be presenting and discussing the importance of communicating (neuro)Science. She has developed during the past two years …

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New Paper published!

Zsofia (ESR5) and Kloe (ESR7) have just published a great review paper about the vocabulary of infants with an elevated likelihood and diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. If you want …

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SAPIENS Publications

Despite the uncertain times and ongoing situation, SAPIENS project work has not stopped! Some of the outcomes have been presented and published during 2021. Pedro (ESR 13), and Elena (ESR …

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From Utrecht to Warsaw… and back!

Zsofia (ESR 5) settled at the University of Utrecht (The Netherlands) has finished today her secondment at the University of Warsaw (Poland). She has learned a lot about language acquisition with …

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5th SAPIENS training completed

The fifth training school focused on real-time and longitudinal analysis and modelled, and research for the clinical and educational field celebrated in a hybrid format in London has been completed. Part of …

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4th SAPIENS training completed

The fourth training school focused on individual differences in social interaction. During the training school, the ESRS learned about developmental processes related to individual differences, with a focus on social, vocal, …

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European Researchers’ Night 2020

Discover the amazing world of science on Friday 27th November. You can find all he information here! Pamela Villar González (ESR 3) will participate with the University of Oviedo (Spain) …

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SAPIENS Interview

Our project coordinator Prof. Tomalski has been interviewed by one of our collaborators: Silvia from BabyBrains. If you want to know more about the SAPIENS project you can see the interview here!

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SAPIENS in ICIS Congress

Elena Throm (ESR 9) and Dianna Ilyka (ESR 11) have participated in the International Congress of Infant Studies (ICIS), June 2020. Elena and her supervisor, Emily Jones, participated in a …

Contact

Please feel free to contact us anytime!




dr hab. Przemysław Tomalski, SAPIENS Coordinator

Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw
Stawki 5/7 00-183 Warsaw, Poland
sapiens.project[at]psych.uw.edu.pl