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Cognitive neuroscientist. Language scientist. Professor. Lab website: https://sites.google.com/view/gwuneurolanglab/ Any personal opinions are my own.

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New treatment theory paper for Aphasia in press. Developing Cognitive Control Training for Aphasia: Insights From Treatment Theory and Enablement Theory. @annakrason.bsky.social @mossresearch.bsky.social

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13.08.2025 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

2/2 Our paper shows correlation between executive function and online processing of passives in 4- and 5-year-olds. We also find interrelations between executive function, receptive language, and long-term improvements in passives comprehension.
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27.03.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The role of executive function in the processing and acquisition of syntax | Royal Society Open Science Language acquisition is multifaceted, relying on cognitive and social abilities in addition to language-specific skills. We hypothesized that executive function (EF) may assist language development by enabling children to revise misinterpretations during ...

1/2 Started this project on the very first day of my sabbatical at MPI in 2019. Then Covid hit and stopped everything. Excited to finally see this work published! @gwu1821.bsky.social @mpi-nl.bsky.social @carorowland.bsky.social
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27.03.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Consider registering for #LSA2025. I am teaching a course there on Dynamic Language Updating and Use (a psycholinguistic and neurolinguistic perspective on how sentence comprehension and production adjust to continual language experience).

Here's the institute bsky page: bsky.app/profile/lsa2...

11.03.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scenes from DC today

07.03.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Let's go DC!!

28.02.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities.

That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)

28.02.2025 03:15 β€” πŸ‘ 15532    πŸ” 3361    πŸ’¬ 283    πŸ“Œ 168
Linguistics Society of America Summer Institute Linguistics Society of America Summer Institute

Registration is now open for the LSA Linguistic Institute in Eugene, OR. Over 80 courses by faculty from around the world, spread over two 2.5-week terms (July 7-22, and July 24-August 8th). Plus 8 exciting co-located conferences and workshops. Check it out here: center.uoregon.edu/LSA/2025/

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This might be the best Linguistic Institute (summer camp for linguists) ever!
and I hosted one and have taught at half a dozen
They're always great, but this one...😘
center.uoregon.edu/LSA/2025/pro...

23.02.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Conflict Adaptation in Aphasia: Upregulating Cognitive Control for Improved Sentence Comprehension Purpose: This study investigated conflict adaptation in aphasia, specifically whether upregulating cognitive control improves sentence comprehens...

Our initial work on upregulating cognitive control to improve sentence comprehension in aphasia just came out. @annakrason.bsky.social @mossresearch.bsky.social
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11.12.2024 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi fellow cognitive- and neuro-scientists and language lovers. Just leaving X and joining bluesky. Looking forward to learning about each other's work and other matters, and building a wonderful network here.

09.12.2024 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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