Snell Language Lab
Unraveling the reading brain with cognitive neuroscience
Approach
How does the brain process written language? At the VU Amsterdam and partner institutions we address this question with a wide array of techniques.
- Behavioural measures
- Eye-tracking & Pupillometry
- Computational modelling
- Electro-encephalography
Latest news
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Maša publishes a paper about the spatial limits of parallel word processing
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. -
Nika and Venja join the team
With the launch of our ERC project, we’re joined by PhD candidates Nika and Venja! Their profiles can be found here.
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ERC grant (€1.5million) awarded to Snell Language Lab!
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.
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New publication in the journal Memory & Cognition
Why it is so hard to notice the errors this in sentence? Our latest investigation into (flexible) word position coding can be found here.
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