Language and Thought Laboratory

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The Language and Thought Laboratory (LPLab) at Universidad de San Andrés (UdeSA) is dedicated to the experimental study of language and other cognitive processes, communication, and human behavior. We seek to produce high-quality scientific knowledge while contributing to the training of the next generation of researchers through their active involvement in research projects. The LPLab provides a collaborative research environment in which undergraduate and graduate students, thesis students, and recent graduates work alongside senior researchers to develop expertise in experimental design, data collection and analysis, interpretation of findings, and academic writing. Our mission is to train young researchers in linguistics, communication, cognitive science, and the behavioral sciences through the use of experimental methodologies.

We investigate sentence processing in Spanish (and other null-subject languages), English, and German. Our main research topics include: ✔ Reference processing in Spanish, English, and German ✔ Anaphora processing in Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese ✔ Processing of encapsulation in Spanish and German ✔ Processing costs associated with inclusive language in Spanish ✔ Second language (L2) sentence processing

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We examine how cognitive processes shape different areas of communication and interact with a range of social and technological phenomena. Our research topics include: ✔ Memory, divided attention, and multitasking ✔ Detection of AI-generated images ✔ Misinformation and reading comprehension ✔ Language and society ✔ Second language (L2) acquisition: transfer and interlanguage ✔ Sign language ✔ History of science and emotions

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<h3>Our research areas draw on the following methodologies:</h3>
★ Self-paced reading: LPLab's core experimental paradigm for measuring and comparing reading and reaction times across different tasks, using E-Prime 3.0.
★ Electroencephalography (EEG): EEG experiments allow us to identify, with high temporal resolution, the processing costs associated with language comprehension and their underlying nature (e.g., morphological, syntactic, semantic).
★ Eye tracking: Eye tracking techniques enable us to examine the local processing costs of linguistic expressions and their impact on overall sentence reading. We also use eye tracking to investigate reading comprehension difficulties among young people in Latin America in contexts of educational inequality.
★ Mixed methods: We combine surveys, in-depth interviews, focus groups, content analysis, digital archive analysis, and other qualitative and quantitative research methods.

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The LPLab brings together faculty researchers, alumni, thesis students, and undergraduate students from Universidad de San Andrés who collaborate on an interdisciplinary research agenda. We foster a collaborative research environment in which scholars from diverse disciplines and at different stages of their academic careers contribute to and learn from experimental research.

Director <a href="mailto:cgelormini@udesa.edu.ar">cgelormini@udesa.edu.ar</a> <a href="https://www.udesa.edu.ar/cuerpo-docente/carlos-gelormini-lezama">View biography</a>&nbsp;

Carlos Gelormini Lezama

Researcher <a href="mailto:zarwanitzera@udesa.edu.ar">zarwanitzera@udesa.edu.ar</a> <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ana-Zarwanitzer">View biography</a>&nbsp;

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Ana Zarwanitzer

Lab Manager <a href="mailto:sestremero@udesa.edu.ar">sestremero@udesa.edu.ar</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/santiago-estremero/">View biography</a>&nbsp;

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Santiago Estremero

UdeSA Graduate <a href="mailto:mgrosmark@udesa.edu.ar">mgrosmark@udesa.edu.ar</a> &nbsp;

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Mía Grosmark

UdeSA Undergraduate Student <a href="mailto:mbisdorff@udesa.edu.ar">mbisdorff@udesa.edu.ar</a>

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Victoria Bisdorff

UdeSA Undergraduate Student <a href="mailto:pseewald@udesa.edu.ar">pseewald@udesa.edu.ar</a>

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Paulina Seewald

UdeSA Undergraduate Student <a href="mailto:lripollgarcia@udesa.edu.ar">lripollgarcia@udesa.edu.ar</a>

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Lourdes García Ripoll

UdeSA Graduate <a href="mailto:lmorcilloselgas@udesa.edu.ar">lmorcilloselgas@udesa.edu.ar</a>

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Lucila Morcillo

<a href="https://www.hcias.uni-heidelberg.de/en/about-us/people-a-z/oscar-loureda">Óscar Loureda Lamas</a> Universität Heidelberg <a href="https://www.hcias.uni-heidelberg.de/en/about-us/people-a-z/mathis-teucher">Mathis Teucher</a> &nbsp;Universität Heidelberg <a href="https://sites.google.com/letras.ufc.br/lccp/researchers/researchers-and-students/elis%C3%A2ngela-teixeira">Elisângela Teixeira</a> &nbsp;Universidade Federal do Ceará <a href="https://www.romualdoibanez.cl/bio/">Romualdo Ibañez</a> &nbsp;Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile <a href="https://roml.franklin.uga.edu/directory/people/timothy-gupton">Timothy Gupton</a> &nbsp;University of Georgia <a href="https://www.fundacionineco.org/dr-juan-blas-couto/">Blas Couto</a> &nbsp;Universidad Favaloro <a href="https://wpd.ugr.es/~cristoballozano/">Cristóbal Lozano</a> &nbsp;Universidad de Granada

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Interested in joining the LPLab or collaborating with us? Contact us at <a href="mailto:lplab@udesa.edu.ar">lplab@udesa.edu.ar</a>&nbsp;

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Language and Thought Laboratory

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