We investigate the principles and mechanisms of human language processing and acquisition. Our primary focus is semantics and its relations to grammar, logic, perception and cognition. Our research involves studies of brain and behavior, typical and atypical development, linguistic theory, language technology and computer models.

The Lab houses modern experimental equipment for eye tracking, motion tracking, electroencephalography, optical imaging and social robotics. We arrange open days and on-site visits with presentations and demonstrations for the public. Contact us if you want to be notified about our dissemination events or if you want to book a visit.

News and events

· Sånn former gjenstander språket vårt. Gjenstander påvirker språket og hvordan vi ser på verden. EU støtter forskning på feltet med 124 millioner kroner. Gemini 05.11.2024

· Mila Vulchanova and Valentin Vulchanov, with Linda Smith (Indiana University), Pamela Perniss (University of Cologne), and Frank Seifart (CNRS, Paris), in collaboration with Larissa Samuelson (University of East Anglia) and Caroline Larson (University of Missouri), have been awarded a prestigious ERC Synergy Grant for the project SHAPE: The System of Shape Representations in Cognition, Development, and Across Languages

· International workshop: Computational Modeling in Neurolinguistics, June 10-11, 2024, The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters (DKNVS), Trondheim

· The SALC9 website is up and registration is now open, until June 7, 2024, 17:00 (CET)

· Extended deadline: February 5, midnight (CET) — Call for Papers, The 9th Conference of The Scandinavian Association for Language and Cognition (SALC9), Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, June 5-7, 2024

· Guest talks on Revisiting Samuelson & Smith (1999): The correspondence of ontology, category structure and syntax in early UK and US noun vocabularies, by Larissa Samuelson (UEA) and Understanding changes in brain connectivity in early development using dynamic causal modelling and fNIRS, by John Spencer (UEA), January 31-February 2, 2024

· The Lab participates in the NTNU AI-day, Natural Science Library, January 26, 2024 — Program, Video

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