Are you a Deaf signing mother who is
pregnant or has a young baby under 7
months old?
Or do you know a woman that is?
We want to know how babies learn language!
What are we doing?
If a Deaf mother is signing while her baby is growing up, they will have a different language
experience to babies whose mothers communicate through speech – regardless of whether
the baby is deaf or hearing. Our project is trying to find out how a baby’s brain processes
English and BSL.
What is involved?
Our activities are fun and safe and include…
 The baby watching short videos of people speaking English or signing BSL while we
measure their brain activation. The technique we will use is very safe and simply
involves the baby wearing a headset while sitting on the mum’s lap.
 The baby watching short videos while we measure where they are looking, using eye
tracking equipment
 Mum playing with baby
 Mum doing some questionnaires with the researcher
Please contact us for more information
Dr. Evelyne Mercure
Email: e.mercure@ucl.ac.uk
SMS: 07561 523 512
Skype: -
Laura Goldberg
l.goldberg@ucl.ac.uk
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Kim Coulson
k.coulson@ucl.ac.uk
07745 612 648
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Your travel expenses will be covered, including a hotel stay in London if you live a distance
away. You are welcome to bring other family members. You will be with your baby at all times.