Photo by Stefanie Wetzel (http://www.fotografie-styling.de).
Main Focus
I research the neural and cognitive foundations of language, focusing on the modality (in-)dependence of linguistic computations in mind and brain. In other words, I don’t ask, “How come (only) humans can speak?”—Instead, I investigate human language as a species-specific mode of cognition. Moreover, I am interested in how brains compute more generally, as well as how research in the cognitive sciences impacts society and public policy.
Curriculum Vitae
-
Dr. rer. nat. (PhD equivalent) in Psychology (summa cum laude)—2025
University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany -
MA in Linguistics (with distinction)—2016
University of Graz, Graz, Austria -
Study abroad (Erasmus): Linguistics & Psychology—2012University of Roehampton, London, United Kingdom
Other
-
Fellow, Short-Course on Genetics & Neurobiology of Language—2026Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, Long Island, United States of America
-
Kavli Fellow, Summer Institute in Cognitive Neuroscience—2017University of California, Santa Barbara, United States of America