Alan M. Leslie
Alan M. Leslie | |
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| Citizenship | Scottish |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh University of Oxford |
| Known for | Autism research |
| Children | Sarah-Jane Leslie |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychologist |
| Institutions | Rutgers University |
| Thesis | The Representation of Perceived Causal Connection in Infancy (1979) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jerome Bruner |
Alan Miller Leslie is a Scottish psychologist and Professor of Psychology and Cognitive science at Rutgers University, where he directs the Cognitive Development Laboratory (CDL) and is co-director of the Rutgers University Center for Cognitive Science (RUCCS) along with Ernest Lepore.