Neurobiology of language

Neurobiology of language

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The Neurobiology of Language group looks at how the brain represents and processes language in typical as well as atypical populations, for example, when people with deafness or dyslexia read texts.

Examining speech-brain synchronization allows us to identify children at risk for dyslexia and to develop interventions based on neurofeedback that enhance rhythmic sensitivity.

Additionally, we investigate how plasticity allows the brain to adjust to new or unusual circumstances, such as acquiring a new language or the appearance of a brain lesion.

Our studies with bilinguals of different types (including sign language users) provide insight into whether differences between languages and modalities are reflected in underlying neural networks.

We conduct longitudinal research with language learners of different types and brain tumor patients to map language function and to track macrostructural and functional plasticity.

Our team

Publications

2015

Delgado Alvarado, M., García Penton, L., Jiménez Urbieta, H., Gago, B., Caballero, C., Carreiras, M., & Rodríguez Oroz, M.C. (2015). Changes in the gray matter in patients with Parkinson's disease and freezing of gait. Revista De Neurologia, 60(7), 333.
Duñabeitia, J.A., & Carreiras, M. (2015). The bilingual advantage: Acta est fabula?. Cortex, 73, 371-372. Doi:10.1016/j.cortex.2015.06.009
Molinaro, N., Barber, H.A., Caffarra, S., & Carreiras, M. (2015). On the left anterior negativity (LAN): The case of morphosyntactic agreement: A Reply to Tanner etal.. Cortex, 66, 156-159. Doi:10.1016/j.cortex.2014.06.009

2014

Acha, J., & Carreiras, M. (2014). Exploring the mental lexicon A methodological approach to understanding how printed words are represented in our minds. Mental Lexicon, 9(2), 196-231. Doi:10.1075/ml.9.2.03ach

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