Objective
The proposed research aims to understand written and spoken word comprehension via computational, behavioural, and electrophysiological (EEG/ERP) investigations.
Computational Investigations. I will develop improved connectionist models which capture the time-course of interactions among orthography, phonology, and semantics during word comprehension. These models will address key limitations of past work and make contact with additional methodologies (e.g. EEG). This will involve extending my connectionist models of written word comprehension and decision making (Armstrong, Joordens, & Plaut, 2009; Armstrong & Plaut, 2008) to include representations of spoken words activated by auditory input over time, and representations of written words activated by a visual input that arrives all at once. These models will be used to simulate performance in a popular task in the literature—lexical decision—and form a unified and explicit computational framework to capture a range of previously-reported behavioural and EEG/ERP effects. The emergent characteristics that arise when orthography, phonology, and semantics interact are predicted to address several criticisms of past models (e.g. absence of stage-like effects).
Behavioural/EEG Investigations. A secondary component of this project consists of behavioural investigations of visual and auditory lexical decision that will produce data against which the models can be compared. The main behavioural experiments will assess performance in adults. Pilot studies that include EEG recordings and child participants will assess the feasibility of extending the main study to these domains.
I will develop and release a public implementation of my empirically-validated models and data. These models will account for a broad range of existing effects, generate predictions for new experiments, and be readily extendable to related areas (e.g. language impairments, language learning).
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
You need to log in or register to use this function
We are sorry... an unexpected error occurred during execution.
You need to be authenticated. Your session might have expired.
Thank you for your feedback. You will soon receive an email to confirm the submission. If you have selected to be notified about the reporting status, you will also be contacted when the reporting status will change.
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Call for proposal
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
FP7-PEOPLE-2013-CIG
See other projects for this call
Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
MC-CIG - Support for training and career development of researcher (CIG)
Coordinator
20009 San Sebastian
Spain
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.