Cognitive Biology of Language Group

Research group interested in the biological foundations of language.
(PI: Cedric Boeckx @cedricboeckx)

[dr Iza Romanowska @Iza_Romanowska]

📢📢📢*New Preprint*

Fantastic work by @marcel_ruland who built an ABM to study what processes contributed (or not) to the evolution of the modern linguistic complexity.

And then we spent 3x more time analysing the results 😅

[cedric boeckx @cedricboeckx]

Also very grateful to @Limor_Raviv & @billdthompson who inspired me during this project through their own works (+ thanks to @SimonKirby who introduced me to Bill's work years ago, especially that great paper with @kennysmithed: https://t.co/9RUbfwelOu).

[cedric boeckx @cedricboeckx]

Am particularly grateful to @Iza_Romanowska, who not only brought expertise to the project but also good humor during the many zoom sessions we had during the first confinement 2/

[cedric boeckx @cedricboeckx]

*New Preprint*: a modeling approach to attempt to shed light on the contribution of various factors to the evolution of our linguistic ability. The product of work by a very talented MA student (@marcel_ruland), @AGMAndirko & @Iza_Romanowska 1/ https://t.co/doBHFsnqVg

[Pedro Tiago Martins @ptsgmartins]

I successfully defended my PhD brief moments ago. I must thank my supervisors @cedricboeckx, @bridgetds, committee members Faustino Dieguez, @AndreaRavignani and @lameira_adriano, & the "audience". Thx also to @cbl_bcn & everyone who helped me along the way: you know who you are

[Cognitive Biology of Language Group @cbl_bcn]

@miranbo @Limor_Raviv Sorry, we didn't record the talk

[Cognitive Biology of Language Group @cbl_bcn]

ICYMI, @Limor_Raviv's invited talk ('Language and society: how social pressures shape grammatical structure') will take place this Thursday (16h00).

To access the talk you'll only have to follow this link:

https://t.co/o7nhi1okNI 

Join us!

[Cognitive Biology of Language Group @cbl_bcn]

The lecture is open to the general public, join us virtually at 16h00 (Barcelona time)!

We'll share the virtual room details with you all closer to the day of the talk via twitter and on our website (https://t.co/q377yHl0J3)

[Cognitive Biology of Language Group @cbl_bcn]

We are very happy to announce that Dr. @Limor_Raviv (Max Plank Institute for Psycholinguistics) will be giving a talk the 18th of June titled: ' Language and society: How social pressures shape grammatical structure'.

[cedric boeckx @cedricboeckx]

New paper out, in @BioMedCentral Genomics: Building on work I did with @MKuhlwilm, @juanandres_mp & I focused on modern human changes in regulatory regions of the genome implicated in cortical development.
Very happy for Juan: first paper of his PhD project. PDF Link & Thread ⬇️

[Cognitive Biology of Language Group @cbl_bcn]

Our member @juanandres_mp has published (w @cedricboeckx) his first paper, out in @BioMedCentral Genomics. Check out his thread and article below
Congratulations, Juan!

[Juan Moriano @juanandres_mp]

Very glad to share my first published work as PhD student. I'm really thankful to @cedricboeckx for all the help, advice and support he provided me during all the process 1/

https://t.co/UGpXVCSvsz

[Cognitive Biology of Language Group @cbl_bcn]

Check out the updated preprint by @AGMAndirko and @cedricboeckx on nearly fixed alleles in Homo sapiens and how they affect gene expression in different structures!

[Alejandro Andirkó @AGMAndirko]

.@cedricboeckx and I recently updated our preprint on Homo sapiens-specific brain eQTL with better data from the GTEx consortium (v8 instead of v7, better sampled), among other changes (rewriting, new visualizations and others). Check here the new version:
https://t.co/ajwywO39yC

[Cognitive Biology of Language Group @cbl_bcn]

Check also Pedro's thread on his latest paper with @cedricboeckx.
https://t.co/vH0VJKAeKP

[Pedro Tiago Martins @ptsgmartins]

Very happy to finally be able to share a new paper on vocal learning by me and @cedricboeckx:
https://t.co/KPcFJf7p0f.
Cedric already summarized it very nicely is his thread. but I'll add a few more thoughts.

[Cognitive Biology of Language Group @cbl_bcn]

Check out the new paper by @ptsgmartins and @cedricboeckx on Vocal Learning and why we need a broader perspective on this phenotype: "Vocal learning: Beyond the continuum".
Just out in @PLOSBiology!
https://t.co/vH0VJKAeKP
Check also Cedric's thread ⬇️

[cedric boeckx @cedricboeckx]

Very happy to share a new paper with @ptsgmartins, just out in @PLOSBiology: “Vocal Learning: Beyond the continuum” [thread]
https://t.co/RCuLMy5xgJ

[cedric boeckx @cedricboeckx]

Our original study: https://t.co/IyqhFvyio3
& @Thomas_ORourke's in-depth exploration of glutamate receptors: https://t.co/tZdFHLgnbl

[cedric boeckx @cedricboeckx]

Very nice study on molecular footprints of #domestication, corroborating earlier work of our group @cbl_bcn. Particularly pleased to see how @Thomas_ORourke's work on convergence on specific glutamate receptors receives strong support https://t.co/MWgpUjYMPz

[Cognitive Biology of Language Group @cbl_bcn]

Investigadors de la UB suggereixen que la capacitat humana per al llenguatge va ser fruit d’una evolució gradual https://t.co/ikenFeihaC via @UniBarcelona

[Cognitive Biology of Language Group @cbl_bcn]

UB researchers claim that human language most likely evolved gradually https://t.co/VVAt7hD1h6 via @UniBarcelona

[cedric boeckx @cedricboeckx]

Very nice write-up on dog #domestication by @mcgowankat @PopSci, covering great work done by @LabHecht and other research groups. Thanks also for mentioning our work on BAZ1B (ping @gtesta72 @cbl_bcn).
https://t.co/QJGchLXjnT

[cedric boeckx @cedricboeckx]

The @EvolangConf 2020 program is out. Great list of talks and posters. Very much looking forward to the April meeting