Primary Investigator: Janet van Hell
Website: http://bild.la.psu.edu/
About the Bilingualism and Linguistic Diversity (BiLD) Lab: The Bilingualism and Linguistic Diversity (BiLD) Lab studies the cognitive and neurocognitive processes related to language development, second language learning, and bilinguals’ use of two languages. We combine neuropsychological (ERPs), behavioral, and linguistic techniques to study word and sentence processing, and patterns of cross-language interaction, in child and adult second language learners at different levels of proficiency. We also study the neural and cognitive mechanisms involved in code-switching and in the comprehension of foreign accented speech. Part of our neurocognitive research takes place in an RV mobile lab parked at schools, the ‘brain bus’. We also use the ‘brain bus’ for outreach activities, e.g., science fairs or research demonstrations. For more information on our research projects, the people in the BiLD lab, how to get involved, and our recent publications, see the BiLD lab website, http://bild.la.psu.edu/