The Myth of Mirror Neurons
(Warning: A bit of shameless self-promotion follows, but you might be interested anyway.)My forthcoming book, The Myth of Mirror Neurons: The Real Neuroscience of Communication and Cognition is now available for pre-order on Amazon. You had to know this was coming given my obsession with, and frustrated rantings about mirror neuron theory in many posts on this blog. Writing this book (my first) was a really fun and interesting experience. It forced me to look deeply not only into data and theory concerning mirror neurons and the human mirror system but well beyond it in areas that the mirror neuron phenomenon h...
Source: Talking Brains - May 8, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs
Graduate Student or Post-doctoral Fellow with Dr. Deryk Beal – Neurodevelopment of speech motor control
Supervisor: Dr. Deryk BealDr. Deryk Beal, principal investigator and founder of the Speech Neurogenetics Laboratory at the University of Alberta, invites applications for a WCHRI (http://wchri.srv.ualberta.ca/) funded position in the areas of developmental cognitive neuroscience, speech motor control and their related underlying genetic contributions.Dr. Beal is interested in advancing our understanding of the genetic and neural contributions to speech motor control in typically developing children and adults as well as children and adults with developmental stuttering and other motor speech disorders. My laboratory is equ...
Source: Talking Brains - March 21, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs
Hierarchical and Independent Levels of Representation in Speech Production: Discussion of the HSFC Model
Guest post by Matt Goldrick and Adam BuchwaldAs detailed in a 2012 Talking Brains post, Greg and colleagues have proposed a model for speech production that aims to synthesize research from motor control, psycholinguistics, and neuroscience. This year, the inaugural issue of Language, Cognition, and Neuroscience (a re-christening of Language and Cognitive Processes) was guest edited by Albert Costa and F. Xavier Alario. It featured an article by Greg outlining a descendent of this model, the Hierarchical State Feedback Control model (HSFC). This target article was accompanied by a number of commentaries, includin...
Source: Talking Brains - March 5, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs
Post-Doc and Research Assistant Positions Available –CoNi Lab, Arizona State University
A Post-Doc and a fullt-me research assistant position are available in the Communication Neuroimaging and Neuroscience Laboratory (CoNi Lab) at Arizona State University, directed by Dr. Corianne Rogalsky. Our research is devoted to the cognitive neuroscience of language and music in the healthy and damaged brain, using techniques including fMRI, DTI, neuropsychological testing, and high-resolution lesion mapping.Post-Doc: Responsibilities will include designing and implementing fMRI and structural imaging studies aimed at understanding the neural computations contributing to speech comprehension in everyday commu...
Source: Talking Brains - March 3, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs
Postdoctoral position, Center for Language Science, The Pennsylvania State University
The Center for Language Science (CLS) at The Pennsylvania State University (http://cls.psu.edu/) invites applications for an anticipated postdoctoral position. The CLS is home to a cross-disciplinary research program that includes the NSF training program, Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE): Bilingualism, mind, and brain: An interdisciplinary program in cognitive psychology, linguistics, and cognitive neuroscience. The program provides training in research on bilingualism that includes an international perspective and that exploits opportunities for collaborative research conducted with one of our...
Source: Talking Brains - January 30, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs
Tecumseh Fitch’s The Evolution of Language – a highly recommended read
In conclusion, animals which actually generate call sequences that appear random seem to be exceptional, and in many species there are rules (or constraints) upon vocal sequences that can reasonably be termed “animal syntax.” However, the types of rules that govern these arrangements in primates are very simple compared to human linguistic syntax: they typically can be captured by trivial finite state grammars, and only the propositionally meaningless “songs” of birds and whales require more complex grammars. Thus, current data support the existence of a large gulf between animal “syntax” and that employed in a...
Source: Talking Brains - January 21, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs
Two faculty positions in Psychology (Perception) at NYU Abu Dhabi
New York University Abu Dhabi invites applications for two faculty positions in PERCEPTION. The search is open to applicants at all levels (assistant, associate, full professor), although special consideration will be given to senior-level candidates. Successful candidates will find a congenial research environment that includes supportive, highly motivated colleagues and broad opportunities for interdisciplinary research across the different campuses of the NYU system. NYU Abu Dhabi faculty can expect a competitive startup package and will have access to significant resources, including a new high- perfor...
Source: Talking Brains - January 5, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: David Poeppel Source Type: blogs
Postdoctoral Research Associate University of Bristol -- School of Experimental Psychology
Postdoctoral Research AssociateUniversity of Bristol -School of Experimental PsychologyJob number: ACAD100661Contract Type: Fixed term contract staffWorking pattern: Full timeSalary: £34565 - £38907Closing date for applications: 27-Jan-2014Work Hours: 35.0 Hours per WeekExpected Start Date: 01/03/2014Expected End Date: 28/02/2017Job Type: Research and TeachingApplications are invited for the position of Postdoctoral Research Associate in the School of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol. The post is associated with a three-year research project entitled “The ...
Source: Talking Brains - January 3, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs
Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Translational Neuroscience and Neurorehabilitation
Three year NIH-funded fellowships are available at the Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute (MRRI), in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), for research training in cognitive and motor neuroscience and neurorehabilitation. This program is designed specifically to prepare young investigators to adapt emerging theoretical advances to the development of rehabilitation treatments. To that end, we invite applications from (1) individuals with relevant basic science training who wish to learn to apply basic science principles to the study and treatment of neurological deficits and (2) individuals with rele...
Source: Talking Brains - December 16, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs
University of Queensland, School of Psychology -- Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Experimental Psychology
University of Queensland, School of PsychologyLecturer/Senior Lecturer in Experimental PsychologyHoursThe appointment will be made on a full-time, continuing basis at Academic level B or C (depending on experience and qualifications).SalaryThe remuneration package of an Academic Level B appointment will be in the range of $81,857 - $97,205 p.a., plus employer superannuation contributions of up to 17% (total package will be in the range of $95,774 - $113,731 p.a.).The remuneration package of an Academic Level C appointment will be in the range of $100,275 - $115,623 p.a., plus employer superannuation contributions of u...
Source: Talking Brains - December 10, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs
Adaptive control during speech recognition in noise
Guest Post from Kenny Vaden:During the holiday season, many of us will experience difficulty having conversations in noisy settings (e.g., family gatherings, restaurants, and airports). Word recognition errors and reduced signal to noise ratios (SNR) during effortful listening have been shown to elicit elevated activity in frontal regions that include the bilateral dorsal cingulate, anterior insulae, and frontal operculum (Wild et al., 2012). In an article entitled, The Cingulo-Opercular Network Provides Word-Recognition Benefit (Vaden et al., 2013), we demonstrate that this cingulo-opercular network supports speech recogn...
Source: Talking Brains - December 7, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs
Audiovisual speech integration does not rely on the motor system
Conclusion: The motor system is not the source of AV integration effects. All signs currently point to the STS. If you're interested in the evidence regarding the role of the STS, Michael Beauchamp's work is a good place to start. (Source: Talking Brains)
Source: Talking Brains - December 5, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs
Post-doctoral position - MUSC Hearing Research Program, Charleston, S.C. USA
The MUSC Hearing Research Program, in Charleston, S.C., is accepting applications for a Post-doctoral Scholar on age-related changes in hearing and speech recognition. This is a training opportunity to work with an interdisciplinary group of auditory scientists who use neuroimaging, electrophysiology, and psychoacoustic methods. The successful applicant will contribute to a neuroimaging study on speech recognition in older adults. There are also opportunities to interact with members of the MUSC Center for Biomedical Imaging that oversees the research-dedicated 3T Siemens Trio MRI scanner facility,...
Source: Talking Brains - December 4, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs
Post-doctoral position, Department of Applied Neurocognitive Psychology at Oldenburg University, Germany
The Department of Applied Neurocognitive Psychology at Oldenburg University, Germany, offers aPost-doctoral position (salary level E13 TVL, 3 years)with a focus on signal processing / statistical learning for analysis of speech coding in the human brain. The position is linked to the collaborative research center "The Active Auditory System" SFB-TR 31. The research center aims to characterize and model mechanism of auditory object formation and scene analysis by combining psychophysical, neurophysiological, and quantitative modelling. It complements the Excellence Cluster "Hearing 4 All" which was recently awarded to ...
Source: Talking Brains - December 2, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs
UCL Linguistics -- Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader in Experimental Linguistics, - Ref:1374569
UCL Department / Division
Division of Psychology and Language Science
Specific unit / Sub department
Linguistics
Grades
7-8-9
Hours
Full Time
Salary
(inclusive of London allowance)
Grade 7: £36,064 - £39,132 per annum; Grade 8:
£40,216 - £47,441 per annum; Grade 9: £51, 563 - £56,067 per annum
Duties and Responsibilities
The UCL Linguistics Department wishes to
appoint a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader in Experimental Linguistics
(comparable to Assistant Professor/Associate Professor) per September 2014.
Specializations in all areas of Experimental Linguistics will be considered,
including Language Acquisi...
Source: Talking Brains - November 10, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs
