Welcome
The aim of the Cognitive Neuroscience of Language (CNL) Laboratory at the
University of Maryland is to bridge the gap between theoretical and computational
models of human language and the brain-level mechanisms which support language.
The researchers in the CNL Lab pursue an integrated approach to this problem,
combining the study of linguistics, cognitive neuroscience, language acquisition
and psycholinguistics, genetic disorders and computational modeling. The work
in the CNL Lab covers many areas of language, ranging from studies of auditory
and phonetic encoding, through morphology and syntax, to studies of the semantics/pragmatics
interface, and currently involves more than 30 faculty, staff, students and
postdocs.
The CNL Lab opened in 1999, and underwent significant expansion in 2000-2001. It houses one of the finest MEG facilities of its kind in North America, as well as a complete ERP lab, fixed- and head-mounted eye-tracking facilties, and more. The creation of the lab was funded by the College of Arts and Humanities and by a series of program enhancement awards from the Office of the Provost, University of Maryland. The research in the lab is supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the McDonnell-Pew Program in Cognitive Neuroscience, the Human Frontiers Science Program, and the Australian Research Council.