CRLMB Research

Collaborative investigations in human language

While we typically take communication for granted, the ability to produce and comprehend language is extraordinarily complex. From the basic ability to form appropriate speech sounds with your vocal tract, to the ability to understand lengthy sentences orally and in writing, remarkable neural coordination is required.

Most children naturally develop language without any formal training; the majority of adults who share a native language communicate effectively without even thinking about it. Unfortunately, sometimes breakdowns in these processes do occur.

The research conducted within the CRLMB aims to address all aspects of language and language processing; from studying the basic building blocks of speech articulation to mapping the neural structures involved in comprehending complex sentences, from understanding how infants and young children learn language to how language is processed in the visual modality, our investigations focus on fundamental theory-building as well as clinical and educational applications.