Jeffrey J. Lockman
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Jeffrey J. Lockman is a leading developmental psychologist whose research illuminates how infants and young children learn to interact with their physical world. His work centers on the origins of manual skills, particularly the development of reaching, tool use, and spatial cognition. A key contribution is his systematic investigation of how infants learn to reach toward their own bodies—a foundational skill for self-awareness and exploration. In his highly cited 2017 paper (63 citations), Lockman used vibrotactile stimulation to track how infants from 3 to 21 months progress from simply moving a stimulated body part to successfully reaching for and removing the buzzer. This work bridges developmental psychology and robotics, offering insights for building more adaptive artificial systems. With a career spanning decades, Lockman has profoundly shaped our understanding of embodied cognition and the sensorimotor foundations of learning. His research continues to influence fields from pediatric rehabilitation to developmental robotics, demonstrating how early manual actions lay the groundwork for complex problem-solving.
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