Mini-workshop on Speech Learning and Neural Responses

Visiting speaker Dr. Bharath Chandrasekaran (University of Pittsburgh) will act as a discussant for this workshop, which will include short presentations by the following CRBLM members and students:

• Esther Schott (PhD student, Byers-Heinlein Lab, Concordia University) – “Mispronunciation detection and cognate processing in bilingual toddlers”
• Ana Maria Gonzalez Barrero (Postdoc, Byers-Heinlein Lab, Concordia University) “Bilingual adjusted vocabulary size: A developmentally-informed bilingual vocabulary measure”
• Pauline Palma (PhD student, Titone Lab, McGill University) – “Is long-term memory of novel words impacted by knowledge of a second language?”
• Tristin Best (Undergraduate student, Phillips Lab, Concordia University) – “Working memory capacity predicts auditory discourse processing in bilingual older adults”

— short break —

• Peter Donhauser (Postdoc, Klein Lab / Neurospeed Lab, McGill University) – “Two distinct neural time scales for predictive speech processing”
• Reiko Matsushita (PhD student, Zatorre Lab, McGill University) – “Neurophysiological mechanism of direct current stimulation on auditory pitch learning”
• Robert Zatorre (PI) for Sebastian Puschmann (Postdoc, Zatorre Lab, McGill University) “Effects of musical training on auditory cortex connectivity while listening to natural speech”

Discussion with Dr. Chandrasekaran

 

When: Thursday, May 23rd, 2:00-4:00pm

Where: Concordia University, Loyola Campus, room SP-157 (**note room change)

Map of Loyola campus.

Accessibility: The event is being held in a fully accessible building. Participants are invited to make us aware of any barriers to their participation or any accommodations that we can provide. info@crblm.ca