2024
Components of iconicity in German Sign Language (DGS): Hearing non-signer’s perception of phonological and semantic parameters of iconicity
Iconicity is defined as a perceived resemblance between aspects of a linguistic form and aspects of its associated meaning (Perniss et …
Isolating the neural correlates of lexical-semantic and syntactic processing in German Sign Language (DGS)
The human capacity for language is rooted in our ability to combine lexical items into hierarchically structured phrases and sentences, …
Morphophonologische Unterschiede in Nomen-Verb-Paaren in der Deutschen Gebärdensprache (DGS)
In der modernen Linguistik herrscht weitestgehend Einigkeit darüber, dass alle Sprachen der Welt zumindest über Kategorien Anlog …
Gestural demonstrations as a possible marker of part of speech in German Sign Language (DGS)
The iconic potential of the visuo-spatial modality allows for a direct mapping between different aspects of meaning and the …
Nomen-Verb-Paare in der Deutschen Gebärdensprache (DGS)
In der modernen Linguistik herrscht weitestgehend Einigkeit darüber, dass alle Sprachen der Welt zumindest …
2023
Project update: Parts of speech and iconicity in German Sign Language (DGS)
In this talk we will provide an update about the work carried out as part of our project since its official start earlier this year. We …
What could a collaborative “DGS-LEX” look like?
In this short impulse talk, I will explore what a collaboratively created ‘DGS-LEX’ could look like and how we could get to the point …
Grundlagen von Gebärdensprache im Gehirn
Was sind die Grundlagen der Gebärdensprache im Gehirn? Wie unterscheiden sich Gebärden- und Lautsprache in der Verarbeitung im Gehirn? …
Cleaning up the brickyard: How theory and methodology shape experiments in cognitive neuroscience of language
The capacity for language is a defining property of our species, yet despite decades of research evidence on its neural basis is still …
Einführung in neurowissenschaftliche Methoden in der Gebärdensprachforschung
Die menschliche Sprachfähigkeit in ihren unterschiedlichen Facetten kann aus verschiedenen Blickwinkeln und mit …
Wortarten und Ikonizität in der Deutschen Gebärdensprache (DGS)
In diesem Vortrag werden wir das von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) im Rahmen des …
Neurobiological basis of sign language
One of the major insights of modern linguistics has been that the human capacity for language is not bound to speech but may also be …
2022
Parts of speech and iconicity in German Sign Language (DGS)
Linguistic typology in the past decades has questioned whether parts of speech such as nouns and verbs are universal across different …
Language as a window into the mind/brain
The capacity for language serves as a cornerstone of human cognition. In this short introductory talk, we will first jointly explore …
Can detection of extraneous visual signals reveal the syntactic structure of sign language?
The ability to combine individual lexical items into phrases and sentences is at the core of the human capacity for language …
How supramodal is the language network? The view from sign language
One of the major insights of modern linguistics has been that the human capacity for language is not bound to speech but may also be …
Neurobiology of spoken, written, and sign language processing
The human capacity for language is best described as a biologically determined computational mechanism yielding an unbounded array of …
Neuroimaging data in the “ViCom” Open Science Data Network
In this short impulse talk, I’ll discuss existing solutions for data organisation, storage, and publication such as the Brain …
What is “language”?—And why does it matter?
In this two-hour workshop, we will jointly ask, explore, and attempt to answer the question “What is language?” To provide …
Can detection of extraneous visual signals reveal the syntactic structure of sign language?
The ability to combine individual lexical items into phrases and sentences is at the core of the human capacity for language …
2021
Psycholinguistic norms for more than 300 lexical signs in German Sign Language (DGS)
Sign language offers a unique perspective on the human faculty of language by illustrating that linguistic abilities are not bound to …
Basics of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and neuroimaging meta-analysis
This basic lecture explores the fundamentals of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and neuroimaging meta-analysis. We start …
2019
Was die Hände über das Gehirn verraten: Einblicke in die universellen kognitiven und neurobiologischen Grundlagen von Sprache
Sprache ist ein Eckpfeiler menschlicher Kognition. In der Alltagssprache werden die Begriffe „Sprache“, „Sprechen“, und „Kommunikation“ …
Functional neuroanatomy of sign language in deaf signers: Activation Likelihood Estimation meta-analysis and Meta-Analytic Connectivity Mapping
The neurophysiological response during comprehension and production of sign language has been studied using functional magnetic …
The neural basis of sign language processing in deaf signers: An Activation Likelihood Estimation meta-analysis
The neurophysiological response during processing of sign language (SL) has been studied since the advent of Positron Emission …
Psycholinguistic norms for more than 300 lexical manual signs in German Sign Language (DGS)
Sign languages provide researchers with an opportunity to ask empirical questions about the human language faculty that go beyond …
A meta-analytic perspective on data sharing and reproducibility in cognitive neuroscience of sign language
The acquisition of most neuroimaging data and especially magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data is laborious and cost-intensive. …
Broca's region is a modality-independet hub in the language network: Insights from a recent meta-analysis
The neurophysiological response during comprehension of sign language has been studied using functional magnetic resonance imaging …
Reviewing the functional neuroanatomy of sign language in deaf signers using Activation Likelihood Estimation
The neurophysiological response during comprehension and production of sign language has been studied using functional magnetic …
Wie verarbeitet das Gehirn Gebärdensprache?
Eingangs stellen wir uns die Frage „Was ist ‚Sprache‘ denn überhaupt?“, bevor wir uns in aller Kürze mit der Linguistik von …
2018
Linguistik als Kognitionswissenschaft: Ein Kurzüberblick
Isaac Newtons Formulierung des Gravitationsgesetzes “exorcised the machine, leaving the ghost intact”, argumentiert Noam Chomsky. Er …
Wie kommen Worte ins Gehirn? Vom Hören zum Verstehen
Im interaktiven Gespräch an unserem Riesengehirnscan begleiten wir gemeinsam ein Wort auf seiner Reise durchs Gehirn.
2017
The case against synaptic plasticity as the brain’s basic memory mechanism
Synaptic plasticity is widely considered to provide the neurobiological basis of learning and memory. From the perspective of …
2016
The language network(s): Beyond localisation?
The cognitive revolution of the 1950s reinvigorated the idea that the brain is the organ enabling the mind. Hence, the human ability to …