About me
I have a bachelor’s degree in Molecular Sciences from the University of São Paulo, Brasil and a master’s degree in Linguistics from the same university. Under the supervision of Prof. Marcello Modesto, I investigated, the theoretical implications of generative grammar in language processing theories, especially related to syntax processing. Further, we developed a behavioral experiment on the processing of verbal argument structure, in cases where a speaker is dysfluent and attempts to correct this in real time. We were interested in how mental representations of the abstract, syntactic structure of verbs interact during this repair process, and its implications in behavior. Now, as a PhD student of Max Planck School of Cognition and at Maastricht University, I focus mainly on basic computations in the language network, by using non-invasive techniques such as (M)EEG. The goal is to evaluate oscillatory theories of language in the brain to get a better understanding of human perception of linguistic constituents that are bigger than a word, such as intonational and syntactic phrases.
Research
My main research interests focuses on oscillations-based models of language perception and neural mechanisms of syntactic structure building. With M(E)EG experiments, particularly in naturalistic settings, we explore the neural mechanisms for syntactic and prosodic representations in the brain. More specifically, we look closely at the possible roles of slow cortical oscillations (<4Hz) in tracking silent pauses and chunking constituents at these levels of abstraction during auditory language processing.
Keywords
delta oscillations, speech tracking, prosody tracking, silent pauses.
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