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Research Grants Council Public Lectures: A Journey into Language: Evolution, Cognition, and Neuroscience

Conference/Seminar

20221112

Remarks

The talk will be conducted in Cantonese

Summary

Abstract:
Humans are but one of the numerous species on our Earth. Yet indisputably, we have become "Masters of the Planet", having ventured into every part of the world. A primary reason for this remarkable success is due to the invention of language. In this talk, the speakers survey the evolutionary history of human beings that has made language possible, the cognitive and neural bases of language, the brain changes in normal and pathological ageing, and how they impact our language functions. Along the way, the speakers will also discuss their related ongoing research projects on brain age estimation, language comprehension, foreign language learning, etc.

Speakers:
Prof. William Shiyuan WANG (Chair Professor of Language and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Dr. Manson Cheuk Man Fong (Research Assistant Professor, Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

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