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UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: Living Without a Language Instinct: Language, the Brain and Children With Specific Language Impairment
- Hosted by:
- University College London
- Speaker:
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Professor Heather Van Der Lely, UCL Centre for Developmental Language Disorders & Cognitive Neuroscience
- Starts:
- March 13, 2008 at 01:00 pm
- Ends:
- March 13, 2008 at 02:00 pm
- Location:
- University College London, Darwin Building, Darwin Lecture Theatre, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
Language is a highly complex, specialised cognitive ability that is unique to humans. Nevertheless, most three-year-olds can talk using simple sentences. However, seven per cent of otherwise normally developing children have ‘specific language impairment’ (SLI), and many of these children have dyslexia too. SLI has a strong genetic component and for many individuals it is a life-long impairment. The long-term costs are socially, culturally, and economically high. I will present some research findings, using traditional and brain imaging techniques to explain these children’s language problems. SLI provides a unique window into the brain, how specialised systems develop, and how our findings can help children.
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
(entrance via Malet Place)
Bring your own refreshments. Free without a ticket, no need to book. Entry on a first-come first-served basis. Open to students, staff and the
general public.
For more information
- Contact person:
- Eda Pierce, Events Manager, UCL Events Team
- Phone:
- +44 (0)20 7679 7675
- Email:
- events [ at ] ucl.ac.uk
- Website:
- UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: Living Without a Language Instinct: Language, the Brain and Children With Specific Language Impairment
