Numeracy and Educational Neuroscience Lab
Welcome
Thank you for visiting the NENS Lab webpage!
In the Numeracy and Educational Neuroscience (NENS) Laboratory we investigate the impact of language experience on the cognitive and neural foundations of numeracy. The questions we ask relate to understanding how humans are able to process numerical information. How do children learn numbers and become proficient in arithmetical operations? But we also investigate how the learning process and level of proficiency affect the brain networks supporting number and arithmetic processing. In the NENS lab, students have the opportunity to acquire a wide range of skills in neuroimaging methods such as fMRI and EEG, as well as with computer-based behavioral testing and standardized testing, with adults and children.
This is the 2023 NENS team! From left to right: Elizabeth Mayes, Sarah Kimbley Ballerini, Ilaria Berteletti, Casey Spelman, and Luisa Skjeveland.
The NENS team is growing. We are thrilled to announce the return of a Lab Manager to support everyday operations! Welcome to Bridget Lam.
Our testing team is also expanding with the addition of Alona Zfati, Megan Dukes, and Alina Williamson. Looking forward to a great year of data collection.
The MCLS will be at Galladuet University!
This summer, June 26-28, the international MCLS conference will be hosted at Gallaudet University. The NENS lab will be contributing substantially in the planning and organizing of the event and will be represented by Casey with a symposia presentation!
The NENS Lab was at MCLS in Antwerp!
June 1-3, 2022
The NENS lab had high visibility at the Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society's 2022 conference in Antwerp, Belgium from June 1-3. PEN graduate students Sarah Kimbley and Casey Spelman presented posters on their lab and dissertation research. Dr. Berteletti serves as the secretary of MCLS and also presented a talk that showcased data from the NENS lab on the neural underpinnings of arithmetic in Deaf early signers.
Find more information about our research projects and priorities.
The lab is always interested in welcoming motivated research assistants. If you are interested to join, contact us!
Interested in joining our paid studies? Please sign up to be added to our database and we will let you know when a study for you opens up!
We are recruiting deaf and hearing children! If your child is between 3 and 5, uses ASL, English or both, they might qualify for our study!
Are you a parent looking for more information for your ASL signing child? Check out our For Parents tab for resources and links to other VL2 Center related webpages.
Resources for ASL education and literacy are posted there.
Are you a prospective graduate student and want to know more about the PhD Program in Educational Neuroscience? Please click here for more information about joining the program.
