Language Neuroscience Seminar

What are the neural representations and computations that give humans the amazing and unique ability to use language? This seminar course provides an overview of the field of cognitive neuroscience of language, examining the landmark empirical discoveries that have shaped our understanding of language comprehension and production in the brain. Lectures cover all aspects of language processing, from early sensory perception, to recognizing individual words, to processing complex to higher level semantic and syntactic structures. We will discuss findings from different neuroimaging methods, as well as insight from individuals with language processing disorders.