每周论坛之十（总第139期）:曹凡助理教授（美国密歇根州立大学）,2017年4月24日下午

Neural Specialization during Language Learning

报告人介绍：
 
讲座介绍：

每周论坛之十（总第139期）

报告人：曹凡 助理教授

报告人单位：美国密歇根州立大学

题目：Neural Specialization during Language Learning

时间：2017年4月24日 （周一，13:30-14:30）

地点：太阳集团官网东校园太阳成集团tyc151cc（南学院楼C座）305

报告简介：

Language learning is accompanied by structural and functional changes in the brain. Increased neural specialization is one of the most important functional changes that happen in the brain during language learning. Neural specialization refers to the fact that a brain region is only responsive to a certain type of stimuli and calculations. In this talk, I will present evidence to support the argument that increased neural specialization is associated with increased language proficiency. First, the cross-linguistic divergence in the brain increases from children to adults, suggesting that the brain adapts to one’s language with experience. Second, developmental dyslexia as an extreme example of low language proficiency is associated with reduced neural specialization. Third, neural specialization is also demonstrated in second language acquisition. For example, English-speaking adults show different brain activation patterns when learning different second languages. Last, optimal language learning method facilitates the process of neural specialization, which has important implications for language interventions.

报告人简介：

曹凡，本科硕士毕业于北京师范大学心理系，2009年于美国西北大学获得博士学位，在匹兹堡大学接受博士后训练，现就职于美国密歇根州立大学，担任助理教授。研究兴趣包括阅读和语言发展与障碍的神经机制，双语学习的脑机制, 以及语言学习中大脑的可塑性等。多年来曹凡博士的研究成果发表并收录于高水平杂志，例如：Cerebral Cortex， Human Brain Mapping， NeuroImage， Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, etc.