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
Nov 2022
Chanyuan Gu and Yingying Peng presented a paper at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Computation in Psychology.
July 2022
Adel Chaouch-Orozco published an article on bilingual processing in Studies in Second Language Acquisition
JULY 2022
Ping Li receives award from the Sin Wai Kin Foundation and is named Sin Wai Kin Endowed Professor in Humanities and Technology.
May 2022
Ping Li and colleagues published a paper “From eye movements to scanpath networks: A method for studying individual differences in expository text reading” in Behavior Research Methods.
January 2022
Ping Li has been elected by the Council of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) as an AAAS Fellow. This is to recognize “his distinguished contributions to the cognitive neuroscience and computational modeling of bilingualism and the bilingual brain”.
December 2021
Ping Li and colleagues published a paper “Science reading and self-regulated learning: Evidence from eye movements of middle-school readers” in The Journal of Educational Research.
September 2021
Ping Li and Colleagues published a paper “Modeling bilingual lexical processing through code-switching speech: A network science approach.” in Frontiers in Psychology.
September 2021
The BLC Lab exhibited the VR Kitchen project in the summer camp of intelligent medicine. The summer camp was held by the Shenzhen Science Technology Association, the Southern University of Science and Technology Hospital. For related media coverage in Chinese, please click the link.
August 2021
Ping Li and Colleague published a paper “Digital language learning (DLL): Insights from behavior, cognition, and the brain.” in Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. Eleven field experts commented on this Keynote Article, and “Understanding the interaction between technology and the learner: the case of DLL” is the Response to Commentaries.
JUNE 2021
Ping Li and Colleague published a paper “Predicting expository text processing: Causal content density as a critical expository text metric ‘‘ in Reading Psychology.