Elena Usai Morgan
Background and activities
BACKGROUND:
I am a PhD candidate in language and linguistics at the department of Language and Literature. I hold a MSc in Neuroscience from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), and a BA in Psychology from the University of California, Davis.
RESEARCH:
In my PhD project I will be investigating the origins of semantic composition in early infancy and toddlerhood employing event-related potentials (ERPs) recorded via EEG.
TEACHING:
One graduate class (master level) on development across the lifespan, as part of the course SPRÅK3300 (Cognitive Aspects of Language).
ACADEMIC INTERESTS
- Language acquisition
- Neurolinguistics
- EEG/ERP
- Experimental and developmental psychology
- Teaching
Scientific, academic and artistic work
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