Dr. Jim Magnuson, Ph.D. (he/him/his)
@jim_magnuson
Cognitive & computational neuroscience of language
IBACS & BIRC speaker series is back !! Join us at UCONN Storrs campus or the livestream from wherever you are !!
Looking for a PhD student to join my Comp Neuro group at BCBL in Spain for a funded position investigating the bases of human statistical learning using neural networks, EEG, and MEG: bcbl.eu/en/join-us/job…
Please join us at @UConn for an amazing lineup of speakers on 'Variation and Diversity in Language Acquisition and Processing' on Nov. 14 & 15. Program: events.uconn.edu/live/files/108… Registration is free but required (by Nov. 1): events.uconn.edu/institute-for-…
🔛 Our colleague @BDNCostello has joined @ikerbasque as #ResearchFellow. His work focuses on researching language processing in deaf people and the neurobiology of sign language. Congratulations! 🥳
This is with my computational group at BCBL. This project is going to be really interesting and a lot of fun.
Funded Ph.D. Candidate Position - Recurrent Network Models of Statistical Learning, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain Application deadline: 15 November 2024 bcbl.eu/es/unete-a-nos…
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Considering grad school in Psych/related areas? Could you use some one-on-one advice? The MAGIC program provides underrepresented students/former students with mentors & application help! uconn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0U…… Sign up ASAP to be matched at the end of Sept! Please RT!
The 1st paper of my thesis out in Child Development, OA! 🎉 «Cognate beginnings to bilingual lexical acquisition» w/Daniela Avila-Varela, @IgCastillejo & Nuria Sebastian-Galles. @cbcUPF @UPFBarcelona @UAM_Madrid
Union members, like me (@aaup), son of a career-long @ibew member, let the teamsters (@teamsters) know that this cowardice cannot stand! It is chilling that the teamsters’ leadership can’t recognize members’ interest and support @kamalaharris. Support @teamstersharris!
⬇️In this longitudinal study in children between 4 and 6.5 yo, we show the different influence of specific amounts of bilingual language exposure on the development of knowledge and spontaneous use of phonological, lexico-semantic and morphosyntactic abilities.
🔛 #BCBLpaper in @SRCDtweets | The contribution of the amount of linguistic exposure to bilingual language development: Longitudinal evidence from preschool years. ✍️Pérez-Navarro, J. (@josejperez_) and Lallier, M. (@_MarieLallier_). +info⬇️ @ikerbasque srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cd…
🥳🔝 #BCBL’s scientific director, Manuel Carreiras, has received the latest Distinguished Career Award from the Society for the Neurobiology of Language (@SNLmtg). The award honors researchers who have made an enduring contribution to research in the neurobiology of language.
New paper out in Developmental Science with @bergelsonlab! We asked whether the acoustic properties of language input for individual words also predict age of production. TLDR: Yes – variability in how words sound predicts when kids first say them. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… (1/n)
Marie Coppola is “extremely aware of the persisting injustices that people with disabilities experience,” and is using her experience to help shape policy in Washington D.C. today.uconn.edu/2024/07/profes…
🗞️#BCBLpaper in @CellPressNews | Early language experience modulates the tradeoff between acoustic-temporal and lexico-semantic cortical tracking of speech ✍️Pérez-Navarro, J., Klimovich-Gray, A., Lizarazu, M., Piazza, G., Molinaro, N. and Lallier, M. cell.com/iscience/fullt…
🚀 Our new article is here to help you optimize the calculation of cortical tracking of speech! Don't miss it. 📊🔍 👉 Check it out: [sciencedirect.com/science/articl…)
New preprint of my soon-to-be-done PhD! 🚨 We show that the rhythm structure of the musical signal can guide the temporal dynamics of auditory oscillations phase-aligned to the speech envelope. Work with @MarinaKalashnik @Nic_Molinaro @lizarazu_mikel
Temporal Structure of Music Improves the Cortical Encoding of Speech biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #biorxiv_neursci
Today is Spain's National Day of the Sign Languages (and the 10th anniversary of this special day). 🙌 We join the signing community in celebrating our linguistic heritage and continuing to work towards full recognition and equality for sign languages.
Why do babies learn words better from their caregivers than from unfamiliar folks? In her Honors thesis, Anna Compton (w/Ellie Breitfeld) explored a novel idea: perhaps babies learn better from people whom they've previously observed as being engaging. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.111…
Great news! My new book, Mastery: How Learning Transforms our Brains, Minds and Bodies, was released for sale today. hernandezarturo.com/about-5
The Frontiers Award goes to Elke Weber for her research on environmental decision-making and the factors that motivate action against climate change frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/noticias/front…
🌟Grad students at #CNS2024 or upcoming #SOBP2024, I would love to meet you! I’m looking to hire a postdoc interested in cognition (attention, executive function, etc), brain networks, development, environment/experience, and/or mental health in the near future — let’s chat! 🌟