Nicole Walasek

I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. I have a broad background in cognitive science, computer science, and psychology. In my research, I am interested in the evolution and development of sensitive periods – time periods during which experiences have a particularly large impact on development. I use mathematical models to explore how different environmental conditions, such as environmental change, shape patterns of sensitive periods across development. I am also interested in quantifying how the environment changes across time in human and non-human empirical data. As a next step, I would like to study how such changes shape development in different species and traits.