Primed to sign.

DEAF children; GAZE; SIGN language; DEAF students; AMERICAN Sign Language; DEAF people

Experimental psychologist Rain Bosworth of the Rochester Institute of Technology studies how deaf children experience the world. Her research suggests that babies have an innate sensitivity to sign language, challenging the belief that spoken language is superior to signed language. Bosworth aims to understand how early sensory input shapes our development and is passionate about reframing negative perceptions of sign language and deaf people. She also mentors students and hopes for more deaf role models in academia. [Extracted from the article]

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