In the Auditory Cognition and Development Lab, we examine how infants and adults understand and learn about complex sound patterns, such as music and speech. Just as most people acquire the ability to understand and speak a language, so too do most people acquire tacit knowledge and behaviors specific to the kinds of music experienced on an everyday basis. Our lab aims to understand the mechanisms that underlie auditory cognition during infancy and how those mechanisms are modified as a result of experience listening to music and language.