Gabriella Vigliocco
Professor of the Psychology of Language, University College London
m Professor of the Psychology of Language in the Department of Experimental Psychology at University College London. I am the Director for the Leverhulme Doctoral Training Programme in the Ecological Study of the Brain. I lead a team composed of psychologists, linguists, computer scientists and cognitive neuroscientists sharing the vision that understanding language and cognition requires integration of multiple levels of analysis and methodological approaches. The overarching goal of our work is understanding how language and other aspects of cognitive functioning relate to each other. The main research focus of my research at present is on understanding natural language.
EXPs by Gabriella Vigliocco
Language acquisition shows immense individual variation, beginning with concrete words rooted in experience before expanding into abstract concepts through emotion and social interaction. Unlike artificial intelligence, children learn language through a uniquely embodied and socially grounded process.
From iconic sounds and gestures to sign languages and cultural differences, human language emerges as deeply embodied, visual, and rooted in human experience.
From laboratory experiments to real-world conversations, this exploration reveals how language, culture, technology, and social interaction shape the way our brains process meaning.