About the conference
The Institute for Science of Language and the Brain is organizing its first international conference (virtual edition) on 3-5 May, 2023. This international event is held in collaboration with Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tarbiat Modarres University, Shiraz University, and Linguistic Society of Iran with the aim to bring together the researchers from Linguistics, Psychology, Speech and Language Pathology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Medical sciences, Neural Engineering and other relevant fields to exchange the latest research findings and most cutting-edge approaches to all sorts of research relevant for language and the brain.
Scientific Secretary: Molood S. Safavi, Ph.D.
Executive Secretary: Nayereh Joodi, Ph.D. Candidate
Where
Online
IMPORTANT DATES:
- Start of Call for Abstracts: 5 January 2023
- Deadline for submitting abstracts: 10 March 2023
- Registrations open: 11 March 2023 (for free)
- Announcing the review results and the final program: 3 April 2023
- Registration Deadline: 30 April 2023
- Conference: 3-5 May 2023
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Dr. Arie Verhagen
Professor Emeritus of Language, Culture, and Cognition, Leiden University Centre for Linguistics, Leiden University, President of the Societas Linguistica Europaea, SLE (the European Linguistic Society)
Prof. Dr. Juan Uriagereka
Professor of Linguistics and Director of the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the University of Maryland
Prof. Dr. Pia Knoeferle
Professor of Psycholinguistics, Department of German Studies and Linguistics, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin Center for Neuroscience, and Berlin School of Mind and Brain
Prof. Dr. Kara Federmeier
Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology and the Program in Neuroscience, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Beckman Institute for Advanced Technologies
Prof. Dr. Narly Golestani
Associate Professor, Vienna Cognitive Science Hub, University of Vienna, and Department of Psychology, University of Geneva
Prof. Dr. Roelien Bastiaanse
Professor Emeritus of Neurolinguistics, Center for Language and Cognition, University of Groningen
Conference Program & Committee
The conference will be in three days, and each day will have a dedicated theme with two specialized panels. The morning panels will start at 11:00 AM (IRST) and the afternoon panels will start at 05:00 PM (IRST). More precise program with the timeline will be released soon after the submission reviews, including the accepted talks and posters
FUNDAMENTALS OF COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS
Executive manager: Zahra Jahanbani, Ph.D. candidate of Linguistics, Shiraz University
Dr. Sahar Bahrami-Khorshid, Associate Professor of Linguistics, Tarbiat Modares University
Prof. Dr. Arie Verhagen, Professor Emeritus of Language, Culture, and Cognition, Leiden University Centre for Linguistics, Leiden University, President of the Societas Linguistica Europaea, SLE (the European Linguistic Society)
Presentation title: Scientific Commitments in Linguistics: Cognitive, Cultural, and Biological
Dr. Azita Afrashi, Associate Professor of General Linguistics, Dean of the Faculty of Encyclopedia Research, The Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, President of the Linguistic Society of Iran
Presentation title: Conceptual Metaphor: Theoretical Challenges
Dr. Ramin Golshaie, Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, Alzahra University
Presentation title: Introduction to Experimental Research in Cognitive Linguistics
Dr. Arsalan Golfam, Associate Professor of Linguistics, Tarbiat Modares University
Dr. Azita Afrashi, Associate Professor of General Linguistics, Dean of the Faculty of Encyclopedia Research, The Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, President of the Linguistic Society of Iran
Dr. Sahar Bahrami-Khorshid, Associate Professor of Linguistics, Tarbiat Modares University
Dr. Hayat Ameri, Associate Professor of Linguistics, Research Center of Persian Language and Literature, Tarbiat Modares University
Dr. Ramin Golshaie, Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Alzahra University
Dr. Amirsaeid Moloodi, Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics, Shiraz University
Dr. Raheleh Gandomkar, Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Allameh Tabataba’i University
Dr. Mohammad Reza Razavi, Assistant Professor of Linguistics, The Academy of Persian Language and Literature (APLL)
Dr. Fatemeh Shafiei, Ph.D. in Cognitive Science of Language, the Institute for Cognitive Science Studies
Dr. Mahsa Ravanbakhsh, Ph.D. in Cognitive Science of Language, the Institute for Cognitive Science Studies
Dr. Maryam Mesgar Khoei, Researcher at Academy of Persian Language and Literature (APLL)
BIOLINGUISTICS
Executive manager: Mostafa Barzegar, Ph.D. candidate of Linguistics, Allameh Tabataba'i University, researcher at the University of Maryland
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Dabir-Moghaddam, Professor of Linguistics, Allameh Tabataba'i University
Presentation title: Beyond Biolinguistics: an Interactional Theory of Language
Prof. Dr. Juan Uriagereka, Professor of Linguistics and Director of the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the University of Maryland
Presentation title: Categories, Features, and Interactions within Levels
Dr. Diego Gabriel Krivochen, Lecturer in Syntax, Faculty of Linguistics, Philology & Phonetics, University of Oxford
Presentation title: Mixing it up: Computation in Dynamical Systems
Prof. Dr. James Douglas Saddy, Professor of Clinical Language Sciences, School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading
Presentation title: Scaffolding of Thought: Turing’s Most Important Lesson
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Dabir-Moghaddam, Professor of Linguistics, Allameh Tabataba'i University
Prof. Dr. Juan Uriagereka, Professor of Linguistics and Director of the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the University of Maryland
Prof. Dr. James Douglas Saddy, Professor of Clinical Language Sciences, School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading
Dr. Diego Gabriel Krivochen, Lecturer in Syntax, Faculty of Linguistics, Philology & Phonetics, University of Oxford
PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
Executive manager: Marzieh Samimifar, M.A. of Linguistics, Tarbiat Modares University
Dr. Ramin Golshaie, Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Alzahra University
Prof. Dr. Pia Knoeferle, Professor of Psycholinguistics, Department of German Studies and Linguistics, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin Center for Neuroscience, and Berlin School of Mind and Brain
Presentation title: Context Effects in Language Comprehension
Dr. Majid Alaee, Ph.D. in Linguistics, Department of Linguistics, Bu-Ali Sina University
Presentation title: Persian Syntax and Constituency: Insights from Processing Approach to Grammar and Psycholinguistics.
Dr. Anahita Khorrami Banaraki, M.D. & Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience, Brain and Cognition Clinic and YOUTOP Clinic
Presentation title: Introduction to Eye-tracking in Studies of Cognitive Science: Bridging Neurolinguistics and Cognitive Linguistics
Dr. Shahla Raghibdoust, Associate Professor of Linguistics, Allameh Tabataba'i University
Dr. Shahin Nematzadeh, Faculty member at the depart ment of Linguistics, Alzahra University
Dr. Anahita Khorrami, M.D. & Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience, Brain and Cognition Clinic and YOUTOP Clinic
Dr. Mehdi Purmohammad, Assistant professor & chairperson of Cognitive Science-Linguistics, Institute for Cognitive & Brain Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University
Dr. Ramin Golshaie, Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, Alzahra University
Dr. Fatemeh Nemati, Assistant Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Persian Gulf University
Dr. Shima Nabifar, Lecturer at the Department of Linguistics and Teaching Persian to Non-Persian Speakers, Alzahra University
Dr. Arash Aryani, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Education and Psychology, Free University of Berlin
Dr. Fatemeh Torabi Asr, Affiliated Researcher at Discourse Processing Lab, Simon Fraser University, NLP Lead and Senior Data Scientist at Symend
Dr. Sara Farshchi, Postdoctoral Researcher in English Linguistics, Center for Languages and Literature, Lund University
Dr. Majid Alaee, Ph.D. in Linguistics, Department of Linguistics, Bu-Ali Sina University
Dr. Molood S. Safavi, Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience of Language, Founding director of the Institute for Science of Language & the Brain (SOLAB), Head of the Education Department at ANT Neuro
NEUROLINGUISTICS
Executive manager: Nayereh Joodi, Ph.D. candidate of Linguistics, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Member of the Board of Directors at SOLAB institute
Dr. Molood S. Safavi, Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience of Language, Founding director of the Institute for Science of Language & the Brain (SOLAB), Head of the Education Department at ANT Neuro
Prof. Dr. Kara D. Federmeier, Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology and the Program in Neuroscience, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Beckman Institute for Advanced Technologies
Presentation title: How the Brain Finds Meaning in Time
Dr. Arash Aryani, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Education and Psychology, Free University of Berlin
Presentation title: Resolving the Neural Basis of Affective Sound-Meaning Associations
Dr. Narges Radman, M.D. & Ph.D. in Cognitive Science, Adjunct Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Cognitive Sciences, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences, Psychiatry resident at Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Presentation title: Introduction to Applications and Experimental Paradigms of EEG in Language Research
Dr. Shahla Raghibdoust, Professor of Linguistics, Allameh Tabataba'i University University
Dr. Anahita Khorrami, M.D. & Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience, Brain and Cognition Clinic and YOUTOP Clinic
Dr. Mohammad Momenian, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dr. Narges Radman, M.D. & Ph.D. in Cognitive Science, Adjunct Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Cognitive Sciences, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences, Psychiatry resident at Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Dr. Arash Aryani, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Education and Psychology, Free University of Berlin
Dr. Mahdieh Karami, Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science of Language, Institute for Cognitive Science Studies
Dr. Hanieh Yarmand, Visiting Scholar of Linguistics, Carleton University
Dr. Sara Farshchi, Postdoctoral Researcher in English Linguistics, Center for Languages and Literature, Lund University
Dr. Asma Namdari, Ph.D. in Linguistics, Tarbiat Modares University
Dr. Azam Meykadeh, Ph.D. in Linguistics, Tarbiat Modares University
Dr. Molood S. Safavi, Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience of Language, Founding director of the Institute for Science of Language & the Brain (SOLAB), Head of the Education Department at ANT Neuro
MULTILINGUALISM AND LEARNING
Executive manager: Parisa Osfoori, Researcher at the department of Languages and Literature at Allameh Tabataba'i University; Research Assistant at Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM), School of Cognitive Sciences
Dr. Mohammad Momenian, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Prof. Dr. Narly Golestani, Associate Professor, Vienna Cognitive Science Hub, University of Vienna, and Department of Psychology, University of Geneva
Presentation title: Neural Bases of Language Learning and Multilingualism
Dr. Mehdi Purmohammad, Assistant professor & chairperson of Cognitive Science-Linguistics, Institute for Cognitive & Brain Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University
Presentation title: A Processing Model of Bilingual (Switched) Compound Verbs
Majid Abbasi Sisara, Ph.D. Candidate of Neurokinesiology, University of Southern California
Presentation title: An overview of the Principles of Experimental Design in fMRI Research
Dr. Shahla Raghibdoust, Associate Professor of Linguistics, Allameh Tabataba'i University
Dr. Arsalan Golfam, Associate Professor of Linguistics, Tarbiat Modares University
Dr. Mohammad Momenian, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dr. Mehdi Purmohammad, Assistant professor & chairperson of Cognitive Science-Linguistics, Institute for Cognitive & Brain Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University
Dr. Narges Radman, M.D. & Ph.D. in Cognitive Science, Adjunct Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Cognitive Sciences, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences, Psychiatry resident at Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Dr. Mahdieh Karami, Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science of Language, Institute for Cognitive Science Studies
Dr. Niloofar Keshtiari, Ph.D. in Psycholinguistics, Free University of Berlin
Dr. Azam Meykadeh, Ph.D. in Linguistics, Tarbiat Modares University
Dr. Asma Namdari, Ph.D. in Linguistics, Tarbiat Modares University
CLINICAL LINGUISTICS & LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
Executive manager 1: Nayereh Joodi, Ph.D. candidate of Linguistics, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Member of the Board of Directors at SOLAB institute
Executive manager 2: Parisa Osfoori, Researcher at the department of Languages and Literature at Allameh Tabataba'i University; Research Assistant at Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM), School of Cognitive Sciences
Dr. Mehdi Bakhtiar, Assistant Professor, Academic Unit of Human Communication, Development, and Information Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
Prof. Dr. Roelien Bastiaanse, Professor Emeritus of Neurolinguistics, Center for Language and Cognition, University of Groningen
Presentation title: Language Testing in Brain Tumor Patients: What, How, and When?
Dr. Karim Johari, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Louisiana State University
Presentation title: Causal and Clinical Evidence Support Motor-Language Coupling in Neurotypical Adults and Individuals with Parkinson's Disease
Dr. Zahra Sadat Ghoreishi, Assistant Professor of Speech and Language Pathology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Presentation title: Merits and Limitations of Neurostimulation Techniques in Language Research
Prof. Dr. Reza Nilipour, Professor Emeritus of Clinical Linguistics, Department of Speech Therapy, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Prof. Dr. Fariba Yadegari, Professor of Speech & Language Pathology, Department of Speech Therapy, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Dr. Shahla Raghibdoust, Associate Professor of Linguistics, Allameh Tabataba'i University
Dr. Hayat Ameri, Associate Professor of Linguistics, Research Center of Persian Language and Literature, Tarbiat Modares University
Dr. Hourieh Ahadi, Associate Professor of Linguistics, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies
Dr. Mehdi Bakhtiar, Assistant Professor, Academic Unit of Human Communication, Development, and Information Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
Dr. Karim Johari, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Louisiana State University
Dr. Zahra Sadat Ghoreishi, Assistant Professor of Speech and Language Pathology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Dr. Leila Ghasisin, Assistant Professor of Speech and Language Pathology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Dr. Ali Jahan, Assistant Professor of Speech and Language Pathology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Dr. Mahdieh Karami, Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science of Language, Institute for Cognitive Science Studies
Dr. Mohammad Hassan Torabi, Ph.D. in Linguistics (majoring in Cognitive Linguistics and Psycholinguistics), The Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies
Dr. Mahla Arianpour, University Lecturer and Researcher, Encyclopedia Compiling Research Center, The Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies
Academic Collaborators
This conference is scientifically supported by Linguistic Society of Iran, Department of Linguistics and Cognitive Science Lab at Allameh Tabataba'i University, Department of Linguistics at Tarbiat Modares University, and Department of Linguistics at Shiraz University.
