Electrophysiological measures, a Cognitive Science Speaker Series Presentation
Speaker: David P. Corina Ph.D.
Title: Electrophysiological measures
Short Bio: David P. Corina is a Professor in the Departments of Linguistics and Psychology at the University of California,
Davis (UCD), where he directs the Cognitive Neurolinguistics Laboratory at the UC Davis Center for Mind and
Brain. He earned his B.S. in Educational Psychology from New York University, an M.A. in Linguistics from
Gallaudet University, and a Ph.D. in Psychology and Cognitive Science from the University of California, San
Diego.
As a cognitive neuroscientist, Dr. Corina has advanced theoretical and empirical understanding of the structure
and processing of American Sign Language. His recent NIH-funded research examines how cochlear
implantation and language experience—both signed and spoken—shape the development of auditory and visual
processing in congenitally deaf children.
Abstract: Electrophysiological measures, such as the auditory brainstem response (ABR), are routinely used to diagnose hearing loss in newborns. However, these methods are less commonly applied to study spoken language processing in children with cochlear implants (CIs). This talk presents electrophysiological evidence detailing the time course of early auditory and visual sensory processing in early bilaterally
implanted children and typically hearing controls. Using audiovisual priming paradigms, we further examine higher-level lexical-semantic processing in deaf children with cochlear implants. Our findings challenge previous characterizations of maladaptive cross-modal plasticity in young CI users and provide new insights into the real-time processing of naturalistic audiovisual speech. These results underscore the value of event-related potential (ERP) methods for revealing both shared and distinct aspects of sensory and language processing in congenitally deaf CI users.
ASL-English interpreters have been requested. Light refreshments will be provided.
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