Research
Speech Perception, Negation Processing, and Speech Production
Phoneme Perception
Phoneme Perception
Negation Processing
Negation Processing
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Speech Production
Speech Production
Our Research Program
Our Research Program
We study the cognitive neuroscience of language, including language-related mental representations and language processing.
The EPL uses a high-density electroencephalograph (EEG) system to measure brain activity to answer questions about language processing, learning, and perception. Linking linguistic theory with psychological models allows us to make predictions about language processing, reflected by electrophysiological brain activity, measured with EEG.
We are interested in several domains of linguistic representation and processing, answering questions like:
How does the brain represent speech sounds, and how does it use these representations to make active, real-time predictions? Are these representations fundamentally phonetic or phonemic? Can the brain generate novel phonetic categories?
What kinds of patterns can the brain learn from brief exposure, and what are the neurophysiological correlates of this kind of learning? Are natural and unnatural patterns learned or processed differently?
How are sentences parsed and constructed in real time? What kind of structure does the brain actively construct as a sentence unfolds? How are dependencies established and resolved? When and how are negation or binding computed?
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