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Countdown to SNL 2018
The meeting will commence on Thursday, August 16th with Opening Remarks by SNL President Karen Emmorey, followed by the first Keynote Lecture delivered by Robert Zatorre. Throughout the meeting, additional topical Keynote Lectures will be given by Dorothee Saur, Morten H. Christiansen, and Julie Fiez. On Thursday afternoon, Steven Small will receive the first Distinguished Career Award and deliver a talk. Later in the evening, attendees are invited to stroll to the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec to enjoy the Welcome Reception.
And, don't forget to catch up with colleagues at the Social Hour during the Friday evening Poster Session!
We look forward to seeing you in Québec City!
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SNL 2018
August 16-18, 2018
Québec City, Canada
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Job Postings & Announcements
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SNL 2018 Abstracts Book and Scientific Program Now Available for Download!
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Free Childcare Available at SNL 2018!
Thanks to generous funding from the National Institutes of Health, SNL is pleased to offer FREE onsite childcare for children 0-12 years of age as part of the 2018 meeting! This year, we have contracted with "Garderie Mobile," a highly-recommended event childcare service. Activities will include age appropriate arts and crafts, educational activities, interactive games, and much more!
Spaces are limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Although registration is now closed, drop-ins may be accommodated if room allows, but space cannot be guaranteed.
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Job Postings and Announcements
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4 PhD Candidates and 5 PhD Candidates
The RTG 2340 "Computational Cognition," funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), invites applications for 4 PhD Candidates
(Salary level E 13 TV-L, 100 %)
5 PhD Candidates
(Salary level E 13 TV-L, 65 %)
to be filled by October 1, 2018 for a period of 3 years.
The RTG Computational Cognition aims at reintegrating Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence. PhD students of the RTG will be educated in both subjects in order to combine the findings of these fields and thus to get a better understanding of human and machine intelligence. Research fields involved in the RTG are Neuroinformatics, Neurobiopsychology, Bio-Inspired Computer Vision, Knowledge-Based Systems, Cognitive Natural Language Processing & Communication, Cognitive Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Psycho/Neurolinguistics, Computational Linguistics and Cognitive Computing. The RTG will focus on the integration of two research fields. Detailed information on the core areas of the offered PhD projects can be obtained from the spokesmen of the RTG, Prof. Dr. Gordon Pipa (gpipa@uni-osnabrueck.de) and Prof. Dr. Peter König (pkoenig@uni-osnabrueck.de). The RTG will be incorporated into the Cognitive Science PhD program founded in 2002. PhD students of the RTG will take advantage of an interdisciplinary environment, which nevertheless focuses on a common research topic and offers a broad range of methodological synergies between the projects. Required Qualifications:
Applicants are expected to have an academic degree (Master/Diploma), experience in at least one of the domains listed above, proven experience in interdisciplinary work as well as a good command of the English language. Osnabrück University has been certified as a family-friendly university committed to helping working/studying parents and carers balance their family and work life. The university aspires to ensure equal opportunities for men and women and strives to work towards a gender balance in schools or departments where new appointments are made. If equally qualified candidates apply, preference will be given to those with special needs. Applications with the usual documentation should be submitted by e-mail in a single PDF file to the director of the Institute of Cognitive Science, Prof. Dr. Kai-Uwe Kühnberger (kkuehnbe@uni-osnabrueck.de) with a cc to office@ikw.uni-osnabrueck.de no later than August 23, 2018. ________________
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University of British Columbia-Vancouver
Assistant Professor
The Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia-Vancouver campus (psych.ubc.ca) invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level in developmental psychology, which will begin July 1, 2019.
Candidates must hold a PhD before starting the position.
We are seeking applicants with strong research records appropriate to a research-oriented doctoral program. We are looking for outstanding candidates in any area of developmental psychology, but we are particularly interested in candidates whose work focuses on language development, including perceptual and conceptual development. Applicants should have research interests that complement existing strengths in the department (psych.ubc.ca/faculty/index.psy). We encourage applications from candidates who use diverse methodologies (e.g., behavioural, computational, neuroimaging) and who can contribute to UBC's Language Sciences Initiative (languagesciences.ubc.ca). The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a program of scholarly research that leads to publication; conduct effective undergraduate and graduate teaching and research supervision; and contribute to departmental service.
Applications are to be submitted online through the UBC Faculty Careers website at: www.facultycareers.ubc.ca/30619. Applicants should upload by the deadline the following documents in the order listed: cover letter, CV, research statement, teaching statement, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and 3 publications. In their research statement, we encourage applicants to discuss their past and/or planned research approach in the context of ongoing discussion in the sciences about research practices, replicability, and open science. In addition, applicants should arrange to have at least three confidential letters of recommendation submitted via email to ubcpsycjobs@psych.ubc.ca.
The deadline for applications is October 1, 2018.
The position is subject to final budgetary approval. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Métis, Inuit, or Indigenous person. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
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The Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (BCBL)
Postdoctoral Position
The Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language - BCBL- (San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) is offering a postdoctoral position focused on SIGNAL PROCESSING ENGINEER, as part of an ERC funded research project OsciLang (PI: Manuel Carreiras).
The goal of OsciLang is to provide an affordable, lightweight, wearable brain-computer-interface neurofeedback system that can facilitate the detection and treatment of language disorders such as dyslexia and specific language impairment (SLI). This tool will (a) diagnose/measure and (b) improve/rehabilitate an individual's ability to synchronize their brain's activity with changes in a speech signal.
The successful candidate will join this challenging project . Work undertaken related to this position will be focused on the development the code to refine and optimize the software, test the system and create the prototype.
Candidates with prior training in the engineering, IT with expertise in signal processing and neural processes are encouraged to apply;. Applicants able to demonstrate such computational expertise will be considered from the cognitive sciences, broadly construed, including psychology, computational linguistics, computational neuroscience, computer science, machine learning, and cognitive science.
In addition to strong computational skills, the successful candidate will demonstrate a high level of independence, and a strong publication record. As part of a broader ERC-funded bilingualism and literacy research program, the candidate will also have the opportunity to interact with and (if desired) complete research stays at related research groups at the BCBL.
Deadline: November 30th, 2018
To submit your application please follow this link: http://www.bcbl.eu/calls, applying for Signal Processing Engineer 2018 and upload:
- A curriculum vitae.
- A cover letter/statement describing your research interests (4000 characters max).
- Two reference letters submitted directly by the referees through the outline system.
For more information about the specifics of the position, please contact Prof. Manuel Carreiras (info@bcbl.eu)
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The Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (BCBL)
Postdoctoral Position
The Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language - BCBL- (San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) is offering a postdoctoral position focused on neurocomputational basis of language learning and statistical learning, as part of ERC-funded research project (PI: Ram Frost).
The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary team of researchers studying the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying statistical learning and language learning from behavioural, EEG, MEG, and computational perspectives. Work undertaken related to this position will contribute to integrating these different perspectives in an explicit neurocomputational framework.
Candidates with prior training in the computational modeling of psychological and neural processes are encouraged to apply; candidates with prior training in neural network (connectionist / parallel distributed processing) are particularly encouraged to apply. Applicants able to demonstrate such computational expertise will be considered from the cognitive sciences, broadly construed, including psychology, computational linguistics, computational neuroscience, computer science, machine learning, and cognitive science.
In addition to strong computational skills, the successful candidate will demonstrate a high level of independence, and a strong publication record. As part of a broader ERC-funded statistical learning research program, the candidate will also have the opportunity to interact with and (if desired) complete research stays at related research groups at the BCBL, the Hebrew University, and the University of Toronto, so as to better integrate the computational models with related behavioural and neural data.
Deadline: September 30th, 2018.
To submit your application please follow this link: http://www.bcbl.eu/calls, applying for Computational Postdoc 2018 and upload:
- A curriculum vitae.
- A cover letter/statement describing your research interests (4000 characters max).
- Two reference letters submitted directly by the referees through the outline system.
For more information about the specifics of the position, please contact Ram Frost (ram.frost@mail.huji.ac.il) and for broader information about the BCBL please contact Manuel Carreiras (info@bcbl.eu)
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University of Connecticut, Brain Imaging Research Center
Postdoctoral Position--Neural Dynamics
The brainLENS-east lab (Laboratory for Learning Engineering and Neural Systems http://brainlens.org, PI: Fumiko Hoeft MD PhD) at University of Connecticut's Brain Imaging Research Center (UCONN's BIRC) is seeking a full-time neuroimaging postdoctoral fellow.
We are seeking a postdoctoral scholar to be involved in a federally-funded large-scale multimodal neuroimaging project (NIH R01HD096261 9/1/'18-8/31/'23). The project's goal is to examine individual differences in MRI-based neural networks involved in reading, language and cognition by probing dynamic changes in the networks using theta-burst TMS and GABA/Glu-based neurochemistry in key nodes of the networks. The translational goal is to examine compensatory mechanisms of dyslexia. In addition, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to publish papers using a wealth of archival developmental and longitudinal neuroimaging data on language and literacy, develop their own research projects, and write grants. He/she will also have the opportunity to be involved in other federally and non-federally funded-research projects in the lab and collaborating labs as well as outreach, and learn how to manage large-scale projects.
Required qualifications:
- PhD or equivalent in cognitive and systems neurosciences, computer science, engineering, psychology or a closely related field
- Computational skills, including knowledge of at least one programming language and Unix commands
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Leadership and organizational skills
Preferred qualifications:
- Exceptional skills in collecting and analyzing MRI, MRS, and/or TMS data
- Documented history of productivity and leadership
- Advanced knowledge and expertise in statistics, e.g. multivariate statistics, dynamic networks
Interested candidates should email info@nidl-lab.orgwith "[Neural Dynamics Postdoc Job (YOUR FULL NAME)]" in the subject line. In the email they should include (a) a current CV, (b) a one-page cover letter describing qualifications, interest, career goals, and (c) a list of 3 potential referees with their contact information. The position can begin immediately.
Postdoctoral scholars from the lab have gone onto a range of research faculty and imaging director positions at institutions such as Stanford, Caltech, Boston College, and University of Texas.
BACKGROUND
PI Fumiko Hoeft MD PhD is currently Professor of Psychiatry & Weill Institute of Neurosciences at UCSF, Deputy Director of UCSF Dyslexia Center, and Executive Director of a seven university UC-Stanford Precision Learning Center. She will start at UCONN as Director of BIRC and Professor of Psychological Sciences and Director of brainLENS-east lab (Laboratory for Learning Engineering and Neural Systems http://brainlens.org)
in August 2018 while continuing to run projects at UCSF (brainLENS-west lab). UCONN has outstanding resources for cognitive and systems neuroscience research, including a new state-of-the-art neuroimaging center BIRC. The laboratories have extensive local, national and international collaborations with other research groups such as UCSF, Haskins Labs, Yale, BCBL, U of Michigan, Stanford, U of British Columbia, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Georgia State University. UCONN is centrally located in the New England area with easy access to nearby cultural centers such as New York, Boston, Providence and New Haven.
The University of Connecticut is committed to building and supporting a multicultural and diverse community of students, faculty and staff. The diversity of students, faculty and staff continues to increase, as does the number of honors students, valedictorians and salutatorians who consistently make UConn their top choice. More than 100 research centers and institutes serve the University's teaching, research, diversity, and outreach missions, leading to UConn's ranking as one of the nation's top research universities. UConn's faculty and staff are the critical link to fostering and expanding our vibrant, multicultural and diverse University community. As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer, UConn encourages applications from women, veterans, people with disabilities and members of traditionally underrepresented populations.
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University of Connecticut, Brain Imaging Research Center
Postdoctoral Position in Neurobiology of Language
NIDL and brainLENS-east labs (Neurobiology of Individual Differences in Language Lab http://nidl-lab.org, PI: Roeland Hancock PhD; and Laboratory for Learning Engineering and Neural Systems http://brainlens.org, PI: Fumiko Hoeft MD PhD) at University of Connecticut's Brain Imaging Research Center are seeking a postdoctoral scholar. The postdoc will manage and execute a large-scale NIH funded project using a family-based design to investigate genetic and environmental contributions to brain-behavior correlations in the domains of language, reading, and math using multimodal neuroimaging data and detailed behavioral assessments. In addition, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to be involved in other federally and non-federally funded-research projects in the laboratories, gain experience in grant and manuscript writing and large-scale project management, outreach and community engagement projects, and access to a wealth of archival developmental and longitudinal neuroimaging data on language and literacy.
Required qualifications:
- PhD or equivalent in cognitive and systems neurosciences, psychology or a closely related field
- Computational skills, including knowledge of basic programming/scripting and Unix commands
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Leadership and organizational skills
Preferred qualifications:
- Exceptional skills in collecting and analyzing MRI data
- Prior experience with pediatric populations
- Documented history of productivity and leadership
- Advanced knowledge and expertise in statistics, e.g. multivariate statistics, behavioral genetics, Bayesian and Monte Carlo methods
Interested candidates should email info@nidl-lab.orgwith "[Trio Postdoc Job (YOUR FULL NAME)]" in the subject line. In the email they should include (a) a current CV, (b) a one-page cover letter describing qualifications, interest, career goals, and (c) a list of 3 potential referees with their contact information. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. The preferred start date is January 1, 2019.
Postdoctoral scholars from the lab have gone onto a range of research faculty and imaging director positions at institutions such as Stanford, Caltech, Boston College, and University of Texas.
The University of Connecticut is committed to building and supporting a multicultural and diverse community of students, faculty and staff. The diversity of students, faculty and staff continues to increase, as does the number of honors students, valedictorians and salutatorians who consistently make UConn their top choice. More than 100 research centers and institutes serve the University's teaching, research, diversity, and outreach missions, leading to UConn's ranking as one of the nation's top research universities. UConn's faculty and staff are the critical link to fostering and expanding our vibrant, multicultural and diverse University community. As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer, UConn encourages applications from women, veterans, people with disabilities and members of traditionally underrepresented populations.
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Fachbereich Philosophie und Geisteswissenschaften Institut für Deutsche und Niederländische Philologie
Scientific Researcher (PhD)
65%; Limited until 31.10.2020
Salary Scale 13 TV-L FU
ID: WiMi SOM 09/2018
In a project supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft regarding the functional interaction between action sounds and semantics the neuro-mechanistic basics of semantic processes shall be examined with neuro- and psycholinguistic methods. Responsibilities:
- Research on the biological basis of language and communication with neuro- and psycholinguistic methods using neuroimaging procedures (EEG, fMRI, MEG) and behavioral experiments.
- Planning, execution, evaluation and publication of experiments regarding semantic processing
Requirements:
- Completed university education (Magister or Master) in a relevant field (linguistics, psychology, cognitive neuroscience, medicine)
- Postdocs can be part-time employed
Desirable:
- Familiarity with linguistic semantics and pragmatics and the interrelation of language and cognition.
- Very good German and English skills
Applications must be sent by e-mail to the following address (Prof. Dr. Friedemann Pulvermüller): verena.arndt@fu-berlin.de or by post to: Freie Universität Berlin Fachbereich Philosophie und Geisteswissenschaften
Institut für Deutsche und Niederländische Philologie
Herrn Prof. Dr. Friedemann Pulvermüller
Habelschwerdter Allee 45
14195 Berlin (Dahlem) By submitting an online application, you as an applicant agree that your data will be electronically processed and stored. Please note that in the case of unprotected electronic transmission of your application the Freie Universität Berlin can give no guarantee for the security of transmitted personal data. ________________
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University of Pennsylvania FTD Center
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Position
Post-doctoral Research Fellow position available for 2-3 years for an energetic and enthusiastic neuroscientist or computational linguist at the Penn FTD Center.
Our study focuses on markers of neurodegeneration in speech and language, focusing on lexical and acoustic feature of longitudinal speech samples. We have a large patient cohort with various neurodegenerative conditions, including primary progressive aphasia, frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, progressive supranuclear palsy/corticobasal syndrome, and Parkinson spectrum disorders. We have a deep cross-sectional and longitudinal dataset with ongoing data collection that includes digital recordings of picture description tasks, extensive neuropsychological evaluations, neuroimaging (both structural and functional), blood and CSF biomarkers, genetic profiling and pathology.
We aim to identify novel speech biomarkers that will enable screening, continuous patient monitoring as well as in-depth studies into the neurobiological basis of language and speech impairment.
The position provides a great opportunity to conduct clinical research in a leading center, collaborating with a versatile team of investigators, including neurologists, neuroscientists, imaging specialists, psychologists, linguists and computational experts. A rare opportunity for clinical exposure in translational and computational neurolinguistics research. Background in computer programming languages is strongly encouraged.
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Conferences, Programs, and Calls
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Call for Abstracts
Neuroscience of Language in Abu Dhabi 2019 (NEUROLANG-AD 2019) #neurolangAD2019
April 22 - 23 2019 NYU Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Website: https://wp.nyu.edu/neurolangnyuad2019/
Email: neurolang-ad@nyu.edu
Abstract submission deadline: Nov 10 2018
Invited speakers:
- Jeffrey Binder (Medical College of Wisconsin) > Karen Emmorey (San Diego State University)
- Victor Ferreira (University of California, San Diego)
- David Poeppel (New York University and Max Planck Frankfurt/Main)
- Nuria Sebastian Galles (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
- Mina Teicher (Bar-Ilan University)
The NYU Neuroscience of Language Lab (NeLLab), New York University Abu Dhabi, and the NYU Abu Dhabi Research Institute are pleased to sponsor to an international meeting on the latest advances in the neuroscience of language (including behavioral experiments relevant to neural mechanisms), especially aimed at insights stemming from interdisciplinary research, such as work bridging linguistics and neuroscience, and from the study of languages that are currently underrepresented neurobiological research on language.
Abstracts are solicited for 30 minute talks and posters.
Abstract deadline: November 10 2018 (midnight GMT)
Abstract notifications: Mid December
Abstracts for talks and/or posters should be no more than one (A4) page plus one additional page for figures, tables, and references and should be submitted electronically to neurolang-ad@nyu.edu. Please use 2.54 cm/1 inch margins and a Times font face. Limited financial support may be available for selected student presenters.
Conference website: https://wp.nyu.edu/neurolangnyuad2019/
We hope to see you in Abu Dhabi in April 2019!
- Liina Pylkkänen and Alec Marantz
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7th Nordic Aphasia Conference
Turku, Finland, 13-15 June 2019
We are pleased to inform you that the 7th Nordic Aphasia Conference will be held in Turku, Finland on 13-15 June 2019!
The overarching theme of the conference is Current Challenges in Aphasia Therapy. We are currently constructing the programme and are proud to announce our confirmed speakers:
Multilingualism and aphasia:
Prof. Jubin Abutalebi (Vita-Salute San Raffaele University); Dr. Monica I. Norvik Knoph (University of Oslo);
Technology-mediated aphasia therapy:
Dr. Annie Hill (University of Queensland); Prof. Ulla Konnerup (Aalborg University); Prof. Matti Lehtihalmes (University of Oulu); Johanna Naamanka (Coronaria, Finland)
Important dates:
Conference dates: 13-15 June 2019
Abstract submission (scientific and clinical): 1 December 2018 - 15 January 2019 Registration open: 1 January - 15 May 2019
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Workshop "Psycholinguistic and Computational Perspectives on Non-compositional Meaning in Phrases"
November 29 - 30
It is a pleasure to invite you and your colleagues to the workshop "Psycholinguistic and Computational Perspectives on Non-compositional Meaning in Phrases." This workshop is organized by the SFB 833 and associates at the University of Tübingen and will take place in Tübingen, Germany from November to 30th, 2018. For detailed information, go to: https://noncompworkshop.github.io/ WORKSHOP INFORMATION: The traditional view on the construction of phrasal meaning is compositional (i.e., the meaning of individual words is combined into phrasal meaning). For a considerable part of language, however, meaning cannot be directly derived via meaning composition of the individual constituent words of a phrase. Examples of such non-compositional phrases are idioms (e.g., to be on cloud nine), metaphors, (e.g., a blossoming mind), phrasal verbs (e.g. dig into something), prepositional phrases (e.g., on the other hand), adjective-noun phrases (e.g., black coffee), and compounds (e.g., pineapple). While such examples of non-compositional language are ubiquitous in language use, there is not yet consensus on how these phrases should be represented in psycholinguistic and computational models of processing. It is precisely this non-compositionality that raises important questions for models of meaning, such as: - How are such phrases represented and comprehended, and to what extent do the individual constituents contribute to phrasal meaning?
- How is meaning constitution impacted by language development (i.e., first and second language acquisition)?
- How does context impact access to non-compositional meaning?
Both computational and psycholinguistic approaches attempt to help us better model the bridge between form and meaning, and this workshop provides a platform for resolving interdisciplinary differences and encouraging cross-talk between junior and senior researchers. Particularly, we aim to ask how psycholinguistic modeling of non-compositional meaning can inform computational linguistic models and vice versa. INVITED SPEAKERS: Inbal Arnon, Hebew University of Jerusalem Johan Bos, University of Groningen Cristina Cacciari, University of Modena Gareth Carrol, University of Birmingham Aurelie Herbelot, University of Trento SUBMISSIONS: For this workshop, we invite submissions for presentation including but not limited to: - Processing and representation of non-compositional, conventionalized, or figurative meaning
- Idioms, conventional metaphors, phrasal verbs, adjective-noun phrases, prepositional phrases, compound nouns, etc.
- Cross-linguistic perspectives on collocations and other non-compositional expressions
- Acquisition of phrasal meaning (L1 and L2)
- The impact of context on processing non-compositional meaning
- Challenges of non-compositionality for computational modeling of meaning, including logic-based and distributional aspects of meanings
- Data-driven methods for identifying non-compositional phrases and for distinguishing between compositional and non-compositional meanings
- The intersection of psycholinguistic and computational perspectives on non-compositional meaning
Abstracts should be no longer than two (2) A4 pages, single-spaced, 12-point font, including key references and tables/figures. Submissions should be anonymous, and authors can identify themselves in the submission form. Submissions will be selected for either a 20-minute talk or a poster presentation. Please submit abstracts in .pdf form by June 17th, 2018 to: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=noncompworkshop18Notifications will be sent out by mid-July. If accepted, there is no registration fee for this workshop. Coffee breaks, a conference dinner, and a poster lunch will also be provided. There will also be an award for the best student talk and/or poster. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: Sara Beck (Project B9, SFB 833) Patricia Fischer (Project A3, SFB 833) Ruth Keßler (Project B9, SFB 833) Yana Strakatova (MoKo, Department of Linguistics) PROGRAM CHAIRS: Claudia Friedrich, Chair of Developmental Psychology Erhard W. Hinrichs, Chair of General and Computational Linguistics Andrea Weber, Chair of Psycholinguistics and Applied Language Studies CONTACT: Ruth Keßler: ruth.kessler@uni-tuebingen.de
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Summer School in Statistical Methods for Linguistics and Psychology (SMLP)
September 10 - 14, 2018
Applications are now open for the annual statistical methods summer school to be held at the University of Potsdam, Germany. The summer school will be held after AMLaP 2018 (which is happening in Berlin). For details, see https://vasishth.github.io/SMLP2018/ |
International Workshop on Neural Mechanisms Underlying Improved Speech Perception
September 24 - 25, 2018
Confirmed Speakers
Michael Beauchamp (Baylor College of Medicine, USA)
Adeen Flinker (NYU School of Medicine, USA)
Usha Goswami (University of Cambridge, UK)
Joachim Gross (University of Münster, Germany)
Christoph Kayser (University of Bielefeld, Germany)
Sonja Kotz (Maastricht University, Netherlands)
Katharina von Kriegstein (TU Dresden and Max Planck Institute Leipzig, Germany)
Chris Petkov (Newcastle University, UK)
Ediz Sohoglu (University of Cambridge, UK)
Abstracts
Abstract deadline for poster presentations is May 31st 2018. Please send your abstract to inga.maren.schepers@uni-oldenburg.de. The workshop fee is 100 Euro and includes all meals (see preliminary program). Travel and hotel costs are not covered by the fee. Acceptance notifications will be sent out in June (~ 20 posters in total). Shortly after the notifications, travel information will be send out and information on special hotel room rates.
I look forward to an exciting workshop!
Yours sincerely,
Inga Schepers
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WoRLD: Workshop on Reading, Language and Deafness
October 18 - 20, 2018
The Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (www.bcbl.eu) is pleased to announce WoRLD: Workshop on Reading, Language and Deafness to be held in San Sebastián, Spain, from Thursday, October 18th to Saturday, October 20th 2018. Abstract submission is now open until 15th May, 2018. And registration will be availabe from 5th of March onwards.
This workshop aims to bring together experts and researchers on the neurocognition of language in deaf individuals and to facilitate the transfer of knowledge between scientists and stakeholders. The topics of the workshop include language processing and development in the context of deafness, and will cover sign language and spoken language in oral and written form.
The workshop program will include invited speakers, regular talks, panel discussions, and poster sessions. The workshop language is English; International Sign interpretation will be provided if required.
Keynote speakers
David Corina - University of California, Davis, USA.
Karen Emmorey - University of California, San Diego, USA.
Mairéad MacSweeney - University College London, United Kingdom
Anu Sharma - University of Colorado Boulder, USA.
Bencie Woll - University College London, United Kingdom.
Christine Yoshinago-Itano - University of Colorado Boulder, USA.
For further information please visit http://www.bcbl.eu/events/world2018.
The scientific part of the workshop (18th-19th October) will be followed by a one-day event on Saturday, 20th October to provide a meeting space for researchers and stakeholders, including deaf individuals, educators, practitioners, and parents. For more information about this event please visit http://www.bcbl.eu/events/worldpractice2018
We look forward to seeing you at the conference.
Yours sincerely,
The Organizing Committee
Manuel Carreiras, Brendan Costello & Marcel Giezen
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Academy of Aphasia 56th Annual Meeting
October 21 - 23, 2018
The 56th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Aphasia will be held at the Hotel Place D'Armes in Montreal, Canada. The Academy of Aphasia welcomes submissions of original experimental, clinical, theoretical, and historical research from any field that contributes to the study of aphasia, including Speech-Language Pathology, Psychology, Neurology, Neuroscience, Linguistics, History, and Computational Modeling.
We are pleased to announce that complete conference information is available on our website, and conference registration is now open! We are also happy to announce exciting news regarding our expanded, NIDCD-supported mentoring program, which you can read about here.
Deadlines: Early Registration for the conference: Sept. 15th. Hotel rooms at the conference hotel, Sept. 15th. Applying for travel funds and activities for the mentoring program: September 1st.
Conference participation.
The meeting is open to anyone interested in attending. However, meeting space is limited, and Academy of Aphasia members, authors of accepted papers, and the first authors of rejected papers will have preference, if space limitations restrict the number of registrants.
Program availability.
A short version of the program (without abstracts) will be distributed at the conference with other registration materials. Accepted abstracts will be published online in Frontier-Psychology in Language Science. Abstracts will be available in early fall for download from Frontiers.
Program Committee:
Brenda Rapp (Chair)
Yasmeen Faroqi Shah
Michael Dickey
Simon Fischer-Baum
Carlo Semenza
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SNL 2018
Society for the Neurobiology of Language
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