Research
Speech Perception, Sentence Processing, and Learning
Speech Perception
Speech Perception
Sentence Processing
Sentence Processing
Learning
Learning
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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