Dyslexia, Rhythm, Language and the Developing Brain
We are delighted to host a distinguished speaker, Prof. Usha Goswami from the University of Cambridge, on Match 25th. Prof. Goswami is an exceptional scientist working at the intersection of developmental neuroscience, linguistics, and education.
The speaker
Prof. Goswami is a leading expert on developmental research, especially on language development, deficits, and diversities, as well as education and literacy. She won prestigious prizes (like the Yidan Prize, which is the largest prize on education research https://yidanprize.org/global-community/laureates/usha-goswami/; and ERC Advanced) and is currently the director for the Centre for Neuroscience in Education, Professor of Cognitive Developmental Neuroscience and a Fellow of St. John's College, University of Cambridge. Here are a couple of useful links:
The talk:
Title: Dyslexia, Rhythm, Language and the Developing Brain
Speaker: Prof. Usha Goswami, Centre for Neuroscience in Education University of Cambridge
Recent insights from auditory neuroscience provide a new perspective on how the brain encodes speech. Using these recent insights, I will provide an overview of key factors underpinning individual differences in children’s development of language and phonology, providing a context for exploring atypical reading development (dyslexia). Children with dyslexia are relatively insensitive to acoustic cues related to speech rhythm patterns. This lack of rhythmic sensitivity is related to the atypical neural encoding of rhythm patterns in speech by the brain. I will describe our recent data from infants as well as children, demonstrating developmental continuity in the key neural variables.
Please register to attend here: https://eu.surveymonkey.com/r/SYVL9ZB