The Language Neuroscience Podcast
Episodes
Bilingualism, mind, and brain, with Ellen Bialystok
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this epidode, I talk with Ellen Bialystok, Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology at York University, about her case for the “bilingual a...
‘Wired for words: the neural architecture of language’ with Greg Hickok
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this epidode, I talk with Greg Hickok, Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Sciences & Language Science at the University of California, Irvine...
‘Role for left dorsomedial prefrontal cortex in self-generated, but not externally cued, language production’ with Deborah Levy
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this epidode, I talk with Deborah Levy, Lecturer at Princeton University, about her paper ‘Role for left dorsomedial prefrontal cortex in self-ge...
‘Can the mismatch negativity really be elicited by abstract linguistic contrasts?’ with Steve Politzer-Ahles and Bernard Jap
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Steve Politzer-Ahles and Bernard Jap about their paper ‘Can the mismatch negativity really be elicited by abstract ling...
What's going on with the NIH? with Julius Fridriksson
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the episode, I talk with Julius Fridriksson, Professor of Communication Sciences and Vice President for Research at the University of South Carolin...
‘A mountain of small things’ with Masud Husain
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Masud Husain, Professor of Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, about his recent editorial ‘...
Developmental dyslexia and neuroplasticity in aphasia with Maaike Vandermosten
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Maaike Vandermosten, Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosciences at KU Leuven, about the neural basis of devel...
Developmental language disorder and its neural basis with Dorothy Bishop
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Dorothy Bishop, Emeritus Professor of Developmental Neuropsychology at the University of Oxford, about her work on develo...
‘Determinants of multilevel discourse outcomes in anomia treatment for aphasia’ with Rob Cavanaugh
14 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Rob Cavanaugh, Research Data Analyst at the Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics Center at Northeastern Uni...
Deep learning algorithms, natural language processing, and the brain, with Jean-Rémi King
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the episode, I talk with Jean-Rémi King, Research scientist and team leader at Meta AI, and Associate Researcher at CNRS, École Normale Supérieu...
‘Neural dynamics of phoneme sequences reveal position-invariant code for content and order’ with Laura Gwilliams
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Laura Gwilliams, soon-to-be Assistant Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Data Science at Stanford University, abo...
Encoding and decoding semantic representations with Alexander Huth
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Alexander Huth, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Computer Science at the University of Texas, Austin, about his wo...
‘Disentangling Semantic Composition and Semantic Association in the Left Temporal Lobe’ with Liina Pylkkänen
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Liina Pylkkänen, Professor of Linguistics and Psychology at NYU, about her research program, and in particular her recen...
‘Speech computations of the human superior temporal gyrus’ with Eddie Chang
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Eddie Chang, Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco, about his recent paper ‘...
Awake craniotomy for a brain tumor surrounded by language areas, with Olivia Leow
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Olivia Leow, who experienced an awake craniotomy for resection of a brain tumor surrounded by language areas in her left ...
Generative linguistics and the neural basis of language, with Noam Chomsky
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor and Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at MIT and Laureate Professor of Linguistics at t...
Cortical myeloarchitecture, tonotopy, and spectrally directed attention, with Fred Dick
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Fred Dick, Professor of Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Birkbeck, Universi...
Anatomy and neuropathology of progressive speech and language disorders, with Keith Josephs
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Keith Josephs, Professor of Neurology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, about his work on the anatomy and neuro...
Imaging the language network, with Cathy Price
27 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Cathy Price, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Director of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at University...
Language development and perinatal stroke, with Elissa Newport
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Elissa Newport, Professor of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center, about her wor...
‘Robust effects of working memory demand during naturalistic language comprehension in language-selective cortex’ with Cory Shain
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Cory Shain, postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT, about his recent fMRI study...
‘Situating the left-lateralized language network in the broader organization of multiple specialized large-scale distributed networks’ with Rodrigo Braga
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Rodrigo Braga, Assistant Professor of Neurology at Northwestern University, about his recent paper on identifying the lan...
Neurotypology, predictive coding, and dorsal and ventral streams, with Ina Bornkessel-Schlesewsky
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Ina Bornkessel-Schlesewsky, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of South Australia, about neurotypology...
‘Neuroprosthesis for decoding speech in a paralyzed person with anarthria’ with David Moses and Jessie Liu
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with David Moses and Jessie Liu about their recent NEJM paper ‘Neuroprosthesis for decoding speech in a paralyzed person wit...
Neuromodulation with Roy Hamilton
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Roy Hamilton, Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania, about his work using transcranial magne...
The history of the neuroscience of language: 1820-1922, with Willem “Pim” Levelt
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen talks with Willem “Pim” Levelt, Director Emeritus of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics and author of “A history of psycholi...
Broca and Wernicke are dead, with Pascale Tremblay
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen talks with Pascale Tremblay, Professor of Rehabilitation Sciences at Université Laval, about how she co-founded the Society for the Neurobiol...
Clinical Aphasiology Conference 2021 Recap with Maya Henry, Andrew DeMarco, and Sarah Schneck
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen is joined by Maya Henry, Andrew DeMarco, and Sarah Schneck to discuss some of our favorite presentations from the Clinical Aphasiology Confere...
Aphasia treatment with Julius Fridriksson
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen talks with Julius Fridriksson, Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of South Carolina, about aphasia treatment ...
'Functional organization for verb generation in children with developmental language disorder' with Saloni Krishnan
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen talks with Saloni Krishnan, Lecturer in Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London, about her work, in particular her recent paper &ap...
Sign language and the brain with Karen Emmorey
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen talks with Karen Emmorey, Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at San Diego State University, about sign language and the brain...
‘Damage to Broca’s area does not contribute to long-term speech production outcome after stroke’ with Andrea Gajardo-Vidal and Diego Lorca-Puls
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen talks with Andrea Gajardo-Vidal and Diego Lorca-Puls about their recent paper ‘Damage to Broca’s area does not contribute to long-term spe...
Neural oscillations and neural entrainment with Jonas Obleser
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen talks about neural oscillations and neural entrainment with Jonas Obleser, Professor of Psychology at University of Lübeck
A conversation with Eddie Chang
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen talks with Eddie Chang, Professor and Chair of Neurological Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco.
A conversation with Sophie Scott
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen talks with Sophie Scott, CBE, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Director of the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University Colleg...
A conversation with Ev Fedorenko
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen talks with Ev Fedorenko, Associate Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT.