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Inge-Marie Eigsti
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Research interestsMy research addresses a fundamental issue in human cognition: how constraints imposed by brain development and core neurocognitive processes impact on more complex aspects of cognition and learning, with an emphasis on language acquisition. As a scientist, I am intrigued by the interaction of language acquisition and brain development. As a clinician, I am motivated by the prospect of understanding the puzzles presented by atypical development and its consequences, and what implications this might have for intervention. Although most research on language acquisition and neurocognitive processes is based on typically developing learners, the study of perturbations in development can often lead to a deeper understanding of the mechanisms of growth and change. I use several converging approaches to study these issues, including behavioral paradigms and structural and functional imaging in both atypical and normal populations.My past work has involved behavioral studies of language development in autism and maltreatment, and language creation in typical adults. Click here for details regarding current and recent projects, and here to see a list of papers and presentations, with some downloadable manuscripts). Click here to go to my lab's home page. |
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TeachingI currently teach two undergraduate courses: PSYC 2300 (Abnormal
Psycholog), and PSYC 3370W, Seminar on Autism and Developmental
Disorders. Syllabi and course materials are available via HuskyCT. I also teach three graduate courses (in rotation): 1)
Child Psychopathology (Spring, 2010); 2) Language Acquisition in
Atypical Populations (Spring, 2010), and 3) Child Neuropsychology
(Spring, 2011). In addition, we supervise undergraduate students in the
lab on
a variety of projects, typically as part of a PSYC 3899 or 3889 course.
If you are interested in joining the lab, please click here for
more information.
Background
Committee: Loisa Bennetto, Elissa Newport, Dante Cicchetti, and Richard Aslin. See some of the "eigles" stimuli from this project, and just how much fun it is testing children! Sample Trial A: An "anonymous" child performing the count-mass noun task . Administering the working memory (A not B) task.
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