Children use algorithm induction to discover patterns in data

Benjamin Pitt, Elena Leib, David O’Shaughnessy, Charlene Gallardo, Stephen Ferrigno, Steven T. Piantadosi

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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-73029-9
Published: 2026-05-30
Container: Nature Communications
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41467-026-73029-9,
  title = {Children use algorithm induction to discover patterns in data},
  author = {Benjamin Pitt and Elena Leib and David O’Shaughnessy and Charlene Gallardo and Stephen Ferrigno and Steven T. Piantadosi},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature Communications},
  doi = {10.1038/s41467-026-73029-9},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-73029-9}
}

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TI  - Children use algorithm induction to discover patterns in data
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AU  - David O’Shaughnessy
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AU  - Stephen Ferrigno
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Pitt, B., Leib, E., O’Shaughnessy, D., Gallardo, C., Ferrigno, S., & Piantadosi, S. T. (2026). Children use algorithm induction to discover patterns in data. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-73029-9

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