Our Research
Welcome to the Brain, Language, and Computation Lab at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University!
In our laboratory we conduct research to understand the neural and computational bases of language representation and learning. Our research specifically addresses the questions of neuroplasticity (e.g., how does language learning lead to experience-dependent brain changes?), individual differences (e.g., how does cognitive capacity impact learning success?), and knowledge representation (e.g., how does brain connectivity reflect knowledge and understanding?).
To achieve these goals, we rely on a variety of convergent behavioral, computational, and neuroimaging methodologies and technologies (e.g., cognitive testing, artificial neural network modeling, virtual reality, and functional magnetic resonance imaging).
Latest News
Apr 2025
Prof. Bi Yanchao visiting BLC Lab
Apr 2025
The theoretical and practical implications of the ICLR2025 paper attracted media attention including BCI-Hub.
Feb 2025
Prof. Brian MacWhinney visiting BLC Lab
Jan 2025
Kexin Huang, Ping Li and colleagues published a paper ‘Toward Generalizing Visual Brain Decoding to Unseen Subjects’ in International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR).
Dec 2024
Prof. Li Ping, has been elected as a Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society (CSS).
Dec 2024
Laboratory for Brain Science and Language Technology has moved to HZRI( PolyU-Hangzhou Technology and Innovation Research Institute)
May 2024
The theoretical and practical implications of the Science Advances paper attracted much media attention including Ming Pao Daily News , Hong Kong Economic Journal, Medical Xpress, Washington Daily News, Washington Citypaper, Weekender Singapore, Yahoo US, Croucher Foundation and others.
May 2024
Shaoyun Yu, Chanyuan Gu, Kexin Huang and Ping Li published a paper ‘Predicting the next sentence (not word) in large language models: What model-brain alignment tells us about discourse comprehension’ in Science Advances.