Manuel Carreiras
The Society of the Neurobiology of Language is pleased to announce the 2024 Distinguished Career Award recipient: Manuel Carreiras
The Distinguished Career Award is generously sponsored by Language, Cognition and Neuroscience.
Saturday, October 26, 2024, 4:45- 5:45pm, Great Hall 1
Chair: Simona Mancini, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language
Introduction by: Arturo Hernandez, University of Houston
Speaker: Manuel Carreiras, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language
About Dr. Manuel Carreiras
Dr. Manuel Carreiras is a distinguished cognitive neuroscientist and the Scientific Director of the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain, and Language (BCBL) in San Sebastián (Donostia), Spain. Dr. Carreiras has made significant contributions to the fields of psycholinguistics, neuroimaging, reading and bilingualism. His work focuses on understanding the neural mechanisms underlying language processing, with a particular emphasis on bilingualism, reading and dyslexia. In a recent paper in Nature he showed how the brain changes with learning to read testing illiterate members of the Colombian gerilla.
Dr. Carreiras early research centered on syntactic processing, with notable publications exploring this area. Among his most intriguing studies is a publication in Nature that highlighted whistling languages, showcasing his innovative approach to language research. Throughout his career, Dr. Carreiras has employed a diverse array of methodologies, including EEG, MEG, MRI eye-tracking, and behavioral techniques, to investigate the complexities of language processing.
His research expanded significantly upon his appointment as the founding Scientific Director of the BCBL. Under his leadership, the center has become a one of the leading institutions for the study of the neural bases of language from a multilingual perspective, attracting researchers from around the world. A significant focus of his work has been on the Basque language, a unique non-Indo-European language isolate, providing valuable insights into the cognitive processes involved in multilingualism.
His contributions extend beyond research. He has provided extensive service to the field, serving on numerous editorial boards and as a senior editor of the Neurobiology of Language journal. He has also served as the chair of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language and headed multiple summer schools. His commitment to nurturing the next generation of cognitive scientists is reflected in his active participation in various academic societies and his role on the International Scientific Advisory Board of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics.
In recognition of his contributions, Dr. Carreiras has received numerous awards and honors, including the "Premio Euskadi de Investigación en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades" (Basque Research Award in Social Sciences and Humanities) and the Spanish National Prize for social sciences. He was also awarded the Advanced Grant from the ERC twice , a prestigious award given to leading researchers with a track record of significant research achievements. This grant will support his project on understanding how real-time monitoring of speech can improve language functions through neurofeedback, further underscoring his contributions to the field.
Dr. Manuel Carreiras’s pioneering research and dedicated service align closely with the mission of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, and of those who have been given the Distinguished Career Award.