Letitia Naigles

Professor of psychological sciences
University of Connecticut

Letita Naigles is professor of psychology and director of the Child Language Lab at the University of Connecticut in Storrs.

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Spectrum

By Ann Griswold

7 June 2016

7 min read

Children with autism tend to mix up personal pronouns when their language skills outpace their social awareness.

Spectrum

By Ann Griswold

7 June 2016 | 7 min read

Spectrum

By The Transmitter

2 April 2026

2 min read

These glial cells are increasingly linked to neurodevelopmental conditions and the regulation of social behaviors and anxiety.

Spectrum

These glial cells are increasingly linked to neurodevelopmental conditions and the regulation of social behaviors and anxiety.

By The Transmitter

2 April 2026 | 2 min read

By Helena Kudiabor

1 April 2026

5 min read

Catherine Carr explains her discovery that geckos retain a vibration-sensing pathway previously thought to be lost when animals moved onto land.

Neuro’s ark

Catherine Carr explains her discovery that geckos retain a vibration-sensing pathway previously thought to be lost when animals moved onto land.

By Helena Kudiabor

1 April 2026 | 5 min read

Retraction

By Calli McMurray

31 March 2026

4 min read

Even though one set of experiments did not hold up, the authors stand by the original conclusions of the work and plan to resubmit it as a new paper.

Retraction

Even though one set of experiments did not hold up, the authors stand by the original conclusions of the work and plan to resubmit it as a new paper.

By Calli McMurray

31 March 2026 | 4 min read