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Participants needed for MRI study! Do you want a picture of your brain?

Written by
Christos Pliatsikas
Posted on
23rd April 201814th December 2021

We are looking for participants for an MRI study! Are you or a friend/relative more than 50 years old? Interested in high-definition image of your/their brain? This is an opportunity…Read More >

New publication on stuttering in Human Brain Mapping

Written by
Christos Pliatsikas
Posted on
15th April 201814th December 2021

Connally, E., Ward, D., Pliatsikas, C., Finnegan, S., Boyles, R., Jenkinson, M. & Watkins, K. (2018): Separation of trait and state in stuttering. Human Brain Mapping, doi: 10.1002/hbm.24063 To access, click here Abstract Stuttering…Read More >

New book chapter on Critical Periods in Second Language Acquisition

Written by
Christos Pliatsikas
Posted on
23rd March 201814th December 2021

DeLuca, V., Miller, D., Pliatsikas, C. and Rothman, J. (in press) Brain adaptations and neurological indices of processing in adult Second Language Acquisition: challenges for the Critical Period Hypothesis. To…Read More >

New students in our lab!

Written by
Christos Pliatsikas
Posted on
14th March 201814th December 2021

Our lab is growing! We have some new recruits: -Eleanor Luckock is a PhD student based in University of Reading Malaysia (first supervisors: Prof. Carmel Houston-Price and Dr Rachel Pye). Her…Read More >

Invited talk at St. Philomena’s Catholic High School for Girls

Written by
Christos Pliatsikas
Posted on
12th March 201814th December 2021

I was recently honoured by an invitation to talk at the St Philomena’s Catholic High School for Girls. At what turned out to be a really inspiring session, I had…Read More >

New book chapter on Multilingualism and Brain Plasticity

Written by
Christos Pliatsikas
Posted on
8th December 201714th December 2021

This book chapter summarises the available evidence on the effects of multilingualism on brain structure and functional connectivity. It has just been accepted and it will appear in Schwieter, J. (Ed.)…Read More >

Register now: Workshop on fMRI and language processing: State of the art and future directions. Places still available!

Written by
Christos Pliatsikas
Posted on
13th November 201714th December 2021

fMRI and language processing: State of the art and future directions Register for free here 13/12/2017 Palmer 1.09, Whiteknights Campus, University of Reading, Reading, UK, RG6 6AL   The Centre for Literacy and…Read More >

Conferences, workshops, talks -busy week ahead for our lab! Come and say hi!

Written by
Christos Pliatsikas
Posted on
2nd November 201714th December 2021

Next week we will all be engaged in various conferences, talks an events: -More specifically,  I will be at the Conference on Multilingualism (COM2017) at Groningen, the Netherlands, presenting Vince Deluca’s PhD…Read More >

PhD Studentships in Language Sciences at the University of Reading (i.e. more opportunities to join our lab)

Written by
Christos Pliatsikas
Posted on
31st October 201714th December 2021

See below for the official announcement from our Research Division. If you are interested in pursuing a PhD in our lab, feel free to contact me via the contact form or…Read More >

New article at The Catalyst (magazine for STEM students)

Written by
Christos Pliatsikas
Posted on
26th October 201714th December 2021

I was recently invited to write an article about bilingualism and brain structure for The Catalyst, a science magazine for students aged 14-19 years. The article is now freely available online,…Read More >

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