Academic Centre
February 24, 2022
16:00
Sex/gender differences in language and brain: Findings and methodological challenges
Sex/gender is a highly studied and debated issue in research and politics. Here I present the evidence for behavioural and neurologic sex/gender differences related to language and discuss the methodological challenges that such investigations face. These challenges are applicable to many fields beyond the realm of sex/gender.
Guest lecturer: Prof. Mikkel Wallentin
Prof. Mikkel Wallentin is a professor of cognitive science at Aarhus University, Department of Clinical Medicine - Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, and the School of Communication and Culture.
Prof. Valentin is among the most innovative and significant neuroscientists in Denmark contributing to the fields of medical neuroscience as well as to psycholinguistics, semiotics, music, theatre, and other areas cross-linking neuroscience, behavioural sciences, and humanities.
His publications include:
- Wallentin, M. (2009). "Putative sex differences in verbal abilities and language cortex: A critical review." Brain and language, 108(3), 175-183.
- Witek, M. A., Clarke, E. F., Wallentin, M., Kringelbach, M. L., & Vuust, P. (2014). "Syncopation, body-movement and pleasure in groove music." PloS one, 9(4), e94446.
- Wallentin, M., Nielsen, A. H., Friis-Olivarius, M., Vuust, C., & Vuust, P. (2010). "The Musical Ear Test, a new reliable test for measuring musical competence." Learning and Individual Differences, 20(3), 188-196.
- Rocca, R., Coventry, K. R., Tylén, K., Staib, M., Lund, T. E., & Wallentin, M. (2020). "Language beyond the language system: dorsal visuospatial pathways support processing of demonstratives and spatial language during naturalistic fast fMRI." NeuroImage, 216, 116128.
- Gravholt, C. H., Chang, S., Wallentin, M., Fedder, J., Moore, P., & Skakkebæk, A. (2018). "Klinefelter syndrome: integrating genetics, neuropsychology, and endocrinology." Endocrine Reviews, 39(4), 389-423
The interdisciplinary cognitive science webinar cycle will take place from November 2021 to May 2022. These webinars are organised for doctoral students, researchers and lecturers representing various professional fields, from medical and computer sciences to social sciences and humanities. The webinar cycle is implemented by Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) in cooperation with the University of Latvia (Laboratory for Perceptual and Cognitive Systems at the Faculty of Computing).
