Quentin Qin

I am an Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology @hkust. Alumni @CUHKOfficial @KULinguistics @PolyUCBS

[ASHA Journals @ASHAJournals]

This article shows that auditory attentional control, measured by speech-segment processing tasks, is flexible enough to apply to tone listening and remains largely stable as people age. Learn more in this #OpenAccess article https://t.co/po58YUyYAC @QuentinZQ2 @hkust #SLPeeps

[Quentin Qin @QuentinZQ2]

The Attentional Control of Younger and Older Adults in Forced-Attention Dichotic Listening of Cantonese Tones | Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research https://t.co/FN5c27BHux

[Kazuya Saito @KazuyaSLA]

Excellent paper!
The interaction of auditory acuity and L2 input in suprasegmental cue-weighting shifts after study abroad: Mandarin speakers’ perception of Spanish lexical stress
https://t.co/hKQ5w5nrWC

[HKUST @hkust]

HKUST Launches Healthy Longevity Study

A five-year research initiative, the HKUST Healthy Longevity Study, has been launched by HKUST. The study focuses on older Chinese adults in Hong Kong and aims to uncover the key determinants of “healthy longevity,” providing a scientific foundation for more precise and personalized health management strategies.

Led by President Prof. Nancy IP and supported by the Bright Future Charitable Foundation, the study is currently recruiting 500 Chinese seniors aged 90 or above. Participants will receive complimentary blood tests and basic health assessments, with lifestyle information collected for integrative analysis.

Hong Kong has ranked as the world’s longest-living region for ten consecutive years, with the number of residents aged 90 or above increasing from approximately 46,000 in 2011 to about 102,000 in 2021, offering valuable insights into healthy longevity within the local Chinese population.

President Ip stated, “Population aging is a major challenge facing Hong Kong and the rest of the world, and healthy longevity is a matter of significant social importance. We are deeply grateful to the Bright Future Charitable Foundation for its generous support, which has made the successful launch of this study possible.”

Dr. Roy CHUNG, Founder and Chairman of the Bright Future Charitable Foundation, remarked, “Hong Kong’s rapidly aging population is an undeniable reality. Our goal is not only to extend lifespan, but also to enhance healthspan."

Learn more:
https://t.co/jYXqNXDhIr

#HKUST #HKUST35 #HealthyLongevity #ResearchUpdate #Biomedicine

[SNL Annual Meeting @SNLmtg]

The first highlights for #SNL2026 in Geneva are here: our keynote speakers! Stay ahead of the curve - check out the growing program and track all upcoming deadlines at: https://t.co/SMFClZZ76H

[SNL Annual Meeting @SNLmtg]

Save the date: #SNL2026 in ✨Geneva Sept 29 – Oct 2✨ Don't miss a beat: renew your membership, draft up your abstract, start making travel plans, and keep an eye on this space and our website (https://t.co/SMFClZZEWf) for the latest updates!

[Magdalena Kachlicka @mkachlicka.bsky.social @mkachlicka]

🚨New paper🚨about accented speech perception https://t.co/4TdjNKzonj by brilliant (MSc student at the time!) Amir Ghooch Kanloo accompanied by myself, @KazuyaSLA and @AdamTTierney from fun times at @audioneurolab @bbkpsychology 🧵1/5

[Quentin Qin @QuentinZQ2]

#ASAASJ2025 Check out our poster on older adults’ memory consolidation of tone learning!

[ASA Students @ASAStudents]

The Honolulu Fall ASA Meeting starts on Sunday. Check out all the events led by the Student Council this week! Make sure to stop by the Student Council booth for more information. We look forward to seeing you at the events. #ASA189 #ASA_ASJ2025

[Quentin Qin @QuentinZQ2]

Bilingualism: Language and Cognition welcomes new Editor-in-Chief https://t.co/fYS6Ap6GxR

[Quentin Qin @QuentinZQ2]

Our new study found that older adults showed improvement in tone discrimination after the distributional learning. The results suggested older adults may shift from perceptual encoding to memory-based strategies, demonstrating age-related adaptation in statistical tone learning.

[Quentin Qin @QuentinZQ2]

Aging and distributional tone learning: the role of pitch memory in older adults’ discrimination of mandarin lexical tones | Language and Cognition | Cambridge Core - https://t.co/j4JZVyXJKm @jeremychui22511

[Quentin Qin @QuentinZQ2]

This open-access paper, alongside my recent nap paper, showed that Mandarin listeners' prior tonal knowledge led to a preferential consolidation of contour tones over level tones. English listeners, however, showed a similar overnight pattern for both tones.

[Quentin Qin @QuentinZQ2]

The role of prior knowledge in second-language learners’ overnight con... https://t.co/Or0WdFebdX Check out our new paper on overnight consolidation of tone learning, published in the Journal of Phonetics.@ruofanwu2

[Matt Walker @sleepdiplomat]

🕰️ Time perception distorted during sleep? We experience both time dilation & compression, disrupting our sense of duration. Like losing time on a long flight! ✈️🧠 #SleepScience #CognitiveDistortion

https://t.co/zK6NRRKKDZ

[Quentin Qin @QuentinZQ2]

Check out our new paper published at Brain and Language. A daytime nap has magic for language learning!

[Quentin Qin @QuentinZQ2]

Daytime naps consolidate Cantonese tone learning through promoting cro... https://t.co/FIeoJ4LWVb @ruofanwu2 Daytime naps facilitated Cantonese tone learning through memory consolidation. The nap-mediated consolidation promoted the cross-talker perception of contour-level tones.

[JASA @ASA_JASA]

This study examines how factors like musicality and pitch aptitude account for individual differences in the distributional learning and consolidation of an L2 tone contrast. https://t.co/apnfpcY7mJ

#acoustics @QuentinZQ2 @jeremychui22511

[Quentin Qin @QuentinZQ2]

Individual differences in the distributional learning and overnight consolidation of the Mandarin level-falling tone contrast https://t.co/kBKA1OPR3c @jeremychui22511 This paper found the effects of pitch aptitude and working memory on tone learning and consolidation

[Quentin Qin @QuentinZQ2]

@jeremychui22511 Individual differences in the distributional learning and overnight consolidation of the Mandarin level-falling tone contrast https://t.co/kBKA1OPR3c Check out this paper that found effects of pitch aptitude and working memory on tone learning and consolidation.