by Sophie Guinoiseau | Sep 1, 2023
Sensorimotor Interactions Elicit Rapid Predictive Signals in Auditory Cortex Summary The precise control of intricate sounds in human speech and animal vocalizations necessitates the coordination of motor and sensory neural processes. To achieve this, predictive...
by Sophie Guinoiseau | Jun 16, 2023
The listening and speaking brain Summary The infrastructure of the human brain allows us to acquire a language without formal instruction in the first years of life. I will discuss the features that make our brain language-ready. Next to the neuro-architectural...
by Sophie Guinoiseau | May 26, 2023
Body representation and virtual reality: Impact of the incorporation of objects or avatars on perception and motor imagery Summary The representation we have of our body is surprisingly flexible, and can deviate significantly from the reality of our biological body....
by Sophie Guinoiseau | Apr 26, 2023
How should we sound when we talk to babies? Rethinking the phonetics and phonology of infant-directed speech. Summary In language development research, there is a renewed focus on what babies (should) hear. For example, public initiatives, like the “30-million word...
by Sophie Guinoiseau | Feb 27, 2023
INVESTIGATING THE NATURE AND ONTOGENY OF COGNITIVE PROCESSES SHAPING HUMAN FOOD BEHAVIORS Summary The research presented in this talk takes root in the idea that the problems humans faced with respect to food selection through their history – identifying...