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Howard Nusbaum Chairman, Department of Psychology; Professor, Department of Psychology and in the College, Committee on Computational Neuroscience, and Co-Director, Center for Cognitive & Social Neuroscience Areas of Expertise:
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Background:
Howard Nusbaum is the chair of the Department of Psychology and a previous chair of the Committee on Cognition and Communication. He has written numerous articles on speech and memory. In the laboratory, Professor Nusbaum focuses on three cognitive mechanisms - attention, working memory and learning - and the intersections of these mechanisms in language processing.
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News clippings:
It's not what you said ... REUTERS July 21, 2006 Study: It's not just what you say, but how you say it Actions Speak Louder in Words People automatically add verbal clues Do starlings recognize grammar in songs? |
Press releases:
Sleep helps people learn complicated tasks People unconsciously use "verbal gestures" when they speak "Uniquely human" component of language found in gregarious birds |
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Chronicle articles:
Chicago in the News December 11, 2008 Scholars will use two-fold definition of science to better understand human virtue Faculty mentors honored for preparing new teachers Templeton grant to fund investigations into wisdom Researchers find that good night's sleep enhances language learning |
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