NPR Education Correspondent Claudio Sanchez interviews Mark Seidenberg. They discuss the gap between how teachers are trained to teach reading, and the latest scientific research on reading. The Gap Between The Science On Kids And Reading, And How It Is Taught
Two LCNL projects will be presented at the 31st CUNY Conference on Human Sentence Processing at UC-Davis, March 15-17, 2018: Mark Koranda and Maryellen MacDonald will present “Phonological Interference Reveals Good-Enough Production.” This study examined word-initial phonological interference on word choices. Steven Schwering and Maryellen MacDonald will present “Syntax and…
Two of our excellent undergraduate research assistants graduated on December 17, 2017: Lacey Grant and Megan McClement. Lacey is headed to Spain to volunteer on a special needs support team; she’ll work with special needs individuals through International Volunteer Headquarters. She plans to begin graduate school for Occupational Therapy in…
Have vision scientists found the cause and cure for dyslexia? Check out Mark Seidenberg’s important and thorough response to a recent publication in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Language Log post on Blue Cell Dyslexia Language Log
Eric Raimy and Mark Koranda presented at the 92nd Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America. The work titled “Phonological substance and the Successive Division Hierarchy” compares the implications of two approaches to phonological features, the ‘naive phonetic’ descriptive system used by UPSID, and that proposed by Avery and…
“Clements’ Economy Theory, Contrastive Hierarchies and Distinctive Features” Mark Koranda, Calvin Kosmatka and Eric Raimy The poster, to be presented at the 2017 Mid-continental Phonetics Conference, compares the implications of two approaches to phonological features, the ‘naive phonetic’ descriptive system used by UPSID, and that proposed by Avery and Idsardi…
The Language and Cognitive Neuroscience Lab hosted Professor Melissa Baese-Berk from the University of Oregon Linguistics Department for a talk on Monday, September 11, 2017. Dr. Baese-Berk’s research focuses on speech perception and production, with special attention to non-native speakers and listeners. Title: “Factors Influencing Non-Native Perception and Learning” Abstract: Learning…
We are happy to welcome Misty Kabasa to the LCNL team as our new lab manager. Misty’s main focus will be to coordinate the multi-lab collaboration ‘Testing the Action Basis of Language and Language Production‘ led by Maryellen MacDonald which was awarded a UW2020 grant. Misty studied Linguistics and Communication Sciences and…
Elise Hopman has been awarded a Prins Bernhard Cultuurfondsbeurs for her PhD project ‘production and comprehension during language learning’ at UW-Madison. These grants support talented young Dutch graduates who study abroad to obtain an advanced degree. Elise graduated from the research master’s program in Cognitive Neuroscience at the Radboud University Nijmegen in…
Maryellen MacDonald has been awarded funding from UW2020 for a project that will test a new theory about an old question: What is special about human language? Her project seeks to link language syntax (the structure of sentences) and nonlinguistic actions, such as executing a sequence of steps in cooking, by harnessing…
