Spoken Language

Spoken Language

More information Less information

Speech is a unique evolutionary achievement that has played an enormous role in human development. We investigate how this system works and what the underlying neural mechanisms are.

These investigations focus on a range of questions. For example, using behavioral and MEG techniques, we are looking at individual variation in the brain lateralization of speech processing.

Using fMRI, we are examining how cognates affect activation of brain regions in bilingual word recognition. We have a set of studies that explore the relationship between speech perception and production, including experiments that reflect the sometimes inhibitory effect one may have on the other.

Ongoing research is testing the role of sleep, exploring some language acquisition cases in which sleep consolidates information, and others in which sleep can help to clear out information that is no longer needed. Collectively, our research efforts are advancing the field’s understanding of spoken language processing.

Our team

Publications

In press

Lallier, M., Peréz-Navarro, J., & Ordin, M. (In press). Enhanced Reading Skills are Associated with Auditory Spatial Attentional Rebalance Induced by the Exposure to Dual-language Contexts. Scientific Studies of Reading. Doi:10.1080/10888438.2024.2317128
McLaughlin, D.J., & Van Engen, K.J. (In press). Social Priming: Exploring the Effects of Speaker Race and Ethnicity on Perception of Second Language Accents. Language and Speech. Doi:10.1177/00238309231199245
Wong, B.W.L., Lam, H.C., Lo, J.W.K., Maurer, U., & Huo, S. (In press). How do Hong Kong bilingual children with Chinese dyslexia perceive dyslexia and academic learning? An interview study of metaphor analysis. Reading and Writing. Doi:10.1007/s11145-023-10434-2

2024

Ershaid, H., Lizarazu, M., McLaughlin, D., Cooke, M., Simantiraki, O., Koutsogiannaki, M., & Lallier, M. (2024). Contributions of listening effort and intelligibility to cortical tracking of speech in adverse listening conditions. Cortex, 172, 54-71. Doi:10.1016/j.cortex.2023.11.018

Are you interested in joining us?

We believe our diversity makes for better science

In BCBL we promote the professional development of all our staff members.

Take a look at our current job offers to join our team and participate in international research projects.

I want to work at the BCBL