I'm sorry, what? In writing my first monograph, I spent six weeks trying to track down a citation in TWO languages I didn't know. And good thing too, because the citation was wrong. That's scholarship. That's research. You know, the thing we're trained to do?!?

We're All Standing With Ted Lieu....

I got a question about ASL and spatial thinking last week— great to see this new paper on benefits of signing!

Brand new paper showing that ASL proficiency, more so than age of acquisition, benefits block design skill. Happy to see this out, adding another piece to the puzzle of sign language + spatial cognition! @cogscisociety.bsky.social @melodyfschwenk.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

📢 New research on ASL fingerspelling is out! We asked how orthographic knowledge (letter identity, order & quantity) is represented when Deaf signers fingerspell, and how this compares to how hearing speakers spell written English. Open access paper here: tinyurl.com/5n728jpd

By mapping connections among researchers, Neurotree makes it possible to trace how the field has evolved and to visualize how shifts in lab size, training and other factors can shape its direction, writes founder @stephenvdavid.bsky.social. bit.ly/4od0SiL #neuroskyence #StateOfNeuroscience

More praise for Speaking with Pictures, my upcoming graphic novel on language, cognition, and visual communication. I'm counting down the days until this finally gets out and I can't wait...👀 visuallanguagelab.com/sip

#asl #deaf #deaftech #signlanguage #researchstudy

👋 Researchers at Gallaudet University and Northeastern University are seeking participants for a study of ASL learning. Our study will ask you to sign about a few different topics. Participation takes about 30 minutes, and you will be paid $15. Part 1/

Looking for graduate students for next year! We have fully-funded positions open to study signed languages, cognitive/educational neuroscience, development, and educational technology! Email me for more info or see here: tinyurl.com/EdNeuro2026 Please share!!

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

It’s far from the most important thing, morally right now, or in terms of the human stakes, but the ballroom thing is really breaking my brain.

The woman who made this sign told me she used to do the signs at our local Trader Joe’s. I can tell. Lettering skills 🤌🏼 #nokings

Millions of people have come together across the US to say no to the regime. Scenes from Boston, home of the original No Kings movement for the US. #3E #EndImpunity #EndAutogenocide #EndOligarchy #NoKings

Signs from Takoma Park #nokings

I stand with PBS. I stand with NPR. I stand with Stephen Colbert. I stand with Jimmy Kimmel. I stand with the First Amendment. PERIOD.* *Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files

Proposal for how to fix family wise error rates. For every uncorrected p value you must add an extra letter to the claim. “Eating chocolate maaaaaaaaay be associated with lower rates of stroke”

Day 2 of #snl2025 featured wonderful talk from Dave Poeppel, interesting keynote, posters from my team, and a thought provoking panel. My brain and heart are full!

Really enjoying this keynote from Fatemeh Geranmeyah—use of new technologies like ASR/LLMs as a potential support for aphasics. Accessible, clear, and really thoughtful talk! #snl2025

Day 1 of #snl2025 was a blast! I’m so thankful that many smart and fun scientists came all this way to share in our passion for brains and languages.

Spectacular talk by SNL Early Career Award winner Esti Blanco Elorrieta! Much NeLLab pride, congratulations Esti! 🎉🎉 #SNL2025 @snlmtg.bsky.social

Come join us at the @mitpress.bsky.social booth at #SNL2025 to learn more about @jneurolang.bsky.social the official journal of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language. #neuroscience #language #speech

Find the #snl2025 program here if you need it! www.neurolang.org/programs/SNL...

Happy to be kicking of #SNL2025 this morning! We have a full day planned. Get your name badge and coffee in the Field House and then come to Elstad Auditorium for talks!

Sitting over here feeling like a winner with three ribbons on my badge 😅 #snl2025

Here we go! Dr. Fumiko Hoeft presenting on dyslexia and neuroinflammation. #snl2025

On our way to #SNL2025 as a big group, full NeLLab poster menu below, please come chat with our students and see you soon!!! @snlmtg.bsky.social

On my way! Can’t wait for SNL!

Coming at you from Gallaudet University to share that on-the-ground prep for the Society for Neurobiology of Language #SNL2025 is well underway! We cannot wait to welcome more than 500 of you, neuroscientists and linguists, to our campus tomorrow! Say hi if you see me running around!

We have a bit of a natural experiment here. Compare the tone, quantity and duration of Charlie Kirk coverage with that of the two Dem lawmakers gunned down in their homes in Minnesota 6 months ago. May be revealing.

The SNL 2025 Access Award will waive registration fees for up to 20 students, trainees, and faculty who face barriers to attending the Society for Neurobiology of Language conference. Apply by Aug 27; winners named Aug 28. Pls share! 🔗 tinyurl.com/SNLAcessAward #SNL2025 #NeurobiologyofLanguage

Me, working like a crazed person this week and constantly seeing "out of office" replies from everyone I email....

For everyone out there working at the intersection of vision and language. We are currently accepting submissions for a Journal of Vision Special Issue on the vision-language interface Submission deadline: Dec 31st jov.arvojournals.org/ss/visionlan... #neuroskyence #VisionScience #PsychSciSky

i don't know who needs to hear this but MAKE YOUR REVIEWERS' LIFE EASIER: - print line numbers on your manuscript so we can refer to things easily - write short, clear, and descriptive headings so we know what we're reading - put the figures in the body of the paper, journal rules be damned

Happy to see and celebrate this!

We now have a Society for the Neurobiology of Language Bluesky account @snlmtg.bsky.social! Follow for updates on the meeting. I'm really excited for our fantastic lineup of speakers! #SNL2025

Lots of exciting action at m University of South Carolina in the field of neurobiology of language. Stay tuned for announcements. Come talk to me at @snlmtg.bsky.social #SNL2025 in Washington DC.

#SNL2025 | Standard Registration Rate Deadline is August 19th. Register Now – Rates will Increase! Click here for more details: bit.ly/4jkigA4

Dr. Hoeft's work is so inspiring--I cannot wait to see her speak again. #snl2025

I can't wait for this keynote from Dr. Carol Padden! #snl2025

#SNL2025 | Keynote Address by Duane Watson. Sunday, September 14, 2025, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Elstad Auditorium. More details: 2025.neurolang.org/keynote-lect...

Had an incredible time at #isgs2025! I loved meeting so many new people in gesture/sign language studies. Can’t wait for the next in Hong Kong!

A great end to #ISGS2025 with a keynote by Lorna Quandt on embodied approaches to sign language! @lornaquandt.bsky.social

We are beginning Day 2 with Johanna Mesch’s great keynote on tactile adaptations of gestures and emotions in deafblind communication #ISGS2025 @meschjoo.bsky.social

Hooray, it is @tilbegoksun.bsky.social keynote on Why We Gesture! I’m so happy to see this—we went to grad school together, and at #isgs2025 we keynote together! 🙌🏼

Severe blows to the ‘deaf-scientist pipeline’ must not mean abandoning its best practices. Here is how to support current and future students, says Wyatte C. Hall https://go.nature.com/4eDVjqp

Nice opening keynote from Erica Cartmill—I admit I rarely consider ape gestures other than enjoying them at the zoo. Lots to think about now: “inclusion by association” of animal studies. #isgs2025 #isgs10

International Society for Gesture Studies 10 kicks off! @isgs2025.bsky.social #isgs2025 @asliozyurek.bsky.social

New ERP study with Brittany Lee! Fingerspelled word primes elicit early N400 effects for printed word targets, similar to printed primes and unlike ASL sign primes. This results suggest shared orthographic representations for fingerspelling and print. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...