Congratulations to Hsin-Ju Wu!
We are delighted to announce that Hsin-Ju Wu, a recent graduate from our lab, has been admitted to the PhD Program in Linguistics at the University of Michigan! She will begin her doctoral studies in August 2025. We wish Hsin-Ju the very best as she embarks on this exciting new chapter in her academic journey!
Conference!
Yu-Hao Chen and Chia-Hsuan Liao will present their research at the 17th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language (SNL 2025). Gallaudet University, Washington DC., USA, Sep. 12-14, 2025.
Poster: Effect of Language-specific Syllables on Heritage Speakers’ Speech Perception: An ERP Study.
Conference!
Hsin-Ju Wu and Chia-Hsuan Liao will present their research at the Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing 31 (AMLaP 31). Prague, Czechia, Sep. 4-6, 2025.
Poster: The influence of context on the processing of (a)typical thematic relations in Mandarin Chinese.
Conference!
Chia-Hsuan Liao will present her research at the Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing 31 (AMLaP 31). Prague, Czechia, Sep. 4-6, 2025.
Poster: When "Mayor apologized citizens" becomes acceptable: ERP investigations on the transitive use of intransitive verbs in Mandarin.
Now you are reading the descriptions of what we do, but do you know what your brain has done for you so that you can decode the meaning of each word and interpret the meaning of each sentence?
Since it has been taken for granted that we are endowed with language “skills,” we might not be aware that the brain has to go through sophisticated processes to achieve the communicative goal.
The Neurolinguistics Lab at NTHU is dedicated to the combination and reciprocity of cognitive neuroscience and linguistic theories. Here we mainly use behavioral measures and EEG (electroencephalography) as our tools to explore how syntax, phonology and semantics interacting as a phrase or a sentence is constructed over time, as well as how general cognitive mechanisms support language comprehension and production. We also examine language processing in bilinguals, from whom we can study not only how grammars of two languages interact, but also how the language system interacts with other cognitive abilities. Insights from these inquires allow us to enrich existing models of sentence processing and enhance our understanding of the biological foundation of language.