Talk: “Language, Attention and Cognitive Control: Insights from Electrophysiology” by Dr. Megan Boudewyn, Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Friday, 9/16/22, 11:00 AM, Edmunds 114. Lunch to follow!
Abstract: “Human language is an extraordinary cognitive capacity that is supported, in part, by “other” cognitive functions like attention and cognitive control. In this talk I will focus on research examining how changes in attentional state and cognitive control engagement impact language comprehension. For example, attention lapses, or momentary shifts of attention away from the task at hand, are a ubiquitous feature of human cognition, but such lapses have consequences for comprehension. I will discuss a set of studies in which electrophysiology (EEG) is used to track the influence of attentional state on language comprehension, as well as recent work investigating how the language system engages cognitive control functions during comprehension. ”
