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Neurobiology of Language Conference

The neurobiology of language is fast becoming a major concern for neuroscientists, as new methodological developments, such as functional imaging and high-density electrical and magnetic recording (and stimulation), now allow a robust neuroscience of language. This symposium seeks to present the current status of research in the neurobiology of language, at the crossroads of neuroscience, linguistics, and experimental psychology, with a topical emphasis on the interactions among brain, behavior, and language.

Topics will relate to the neural mechanisms underlying perceptual, cognitive, motor, and linguistic processes used to produce and to understand language in both children and adults. The conference will feature poster and slide presentations as well as keynote presentations by several of the field’s most distinguished researchers.

The best papers at the symposium will be invited for inclusion in a special issue of the international journal Brain and Language.

The symposium provides a unique opportunity to bring together researchers across a broad spectrum of techniques and disciplines, who rarely, if ever, attend the same meetings. A primarly goal is to foster interaction, collaboration, and new approaches to understanding the neurobiology of language. The symposium will provide a platform for the interdisciplinary exchange of ideas among researchers whose complementary interests provide an important foundation for issues related to the neurobiology of language, allowing for the emergence of a greater common understanding of the topic as a whole. Younger scientists are encouraged to attend and meet more established scientists in the field.

The symposium is co-sponsored by the Center for Integrative Neuroscience and Neuroengineering Research (CINNR), the Human Neuroscience Laboratory and Department of Neurology of The University of Chicago, and by the International Journal Brain and Language.

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The is material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant number SBE-0541953. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.