Snell Language Lab

Joshua received an NWO Vidi grant (€850,000) to preserve and predict reading ability in macular degeneration. In this project we will improve and test a reading interface for MD patients. A first proof of concept for this interface was published here, but the interface still needs to be improved and tested with MD patients. In addition to the aim of preserving reading ability in MD, the project is intended to produce a first-ever theory of the reading brain that does not only explain and predict behavior in readers with healthy eyes, but in all readers.

While reading words, we’re (subconsciously) processing letters from adjacent words. But how far does this parallel word reading reach? The answer can be found here.

With the launch of our ERC project, we’re joined by PhD candidates Nika and Venja! Their profiles can be found here.

Joshua has obtained an ERC starter grant, which will be used to expand the Snell Language Lab and unravel the reading brain. At the start of 2025 we’re launching an ambitious project that will span at least 5 years. See the press release here.