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How genetic defects in genes can disrupt or change our language use: an interview with Dr. Joery den HoedBy Christina PapoutsiDr. Joery den Hoed was a PhD student at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics. Last year he defended his thesis entitled ‘Disentangling the molecular landscape of genetic variation of neurodevelopmental and speech disorders’. Luckily he was happy to answer some questions about it. Read more |
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Language guides understanding and memory in events: an interview with Dr. Julia MiserskyBy Christina PapoutsiDr. Julia Misersky was a PhD student at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics. Last year she defended her thesis entitled ‘About Time: Exploring the Role of Grammatical Aspect in Event Cognition’ . Luckily she was happy to answer some questions about it. Read more |
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The structure of sentences: an interview with Dr. Fan BaiBy Christina PapoutsiFor this interview we spoke to Dr. Fan Bai who was a PhD student at the MPI. We talked about his research, interesting findings and what he wants to do next. Read more |
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ChatGPT, do you get what I’m saying? The building blocks of meaningBy Sophie Slaats“Yes, I understand what you are saying,” responds the neural network ChatGPT. “I am a language model designed to understand human language and respond to natural language input. So I’m here to help if you have questions or need anything. What can I do for you?” Read more |
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Electrical Signals of ConversationBy Cecilia HustáWhen you think of language or conversation, what comes to your mind is probably chatting with a friend. What makes this conversation possible, though, is actually electrical signals in the brain. So what do electrical signals have to do with conversation? Read more |
