The neurobiology of individual differences in grammar learning

Kepinska, O. (2017)

Doctoral Thesis

This thesis aims at providing insights in the neural mechanisms and
brain structures underlying individual differences in second language
acquisition. It reports on a series of experiments investigating neural
correlates of novel grammar learning and of the analytical component
of language aptitude, using a variety of neuroimaging methods:
functional magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion tensor imaging and
electroencephalography.
This thesis aims at providing insights in the neural mechanisms and
brain structures underlying individual differences in second language
acquisition. It reports on a series of experiments investigating neural
correlates of novel grammar learning and of the analytical component
of language aptitude, using a variety of neuroimaging methods:
functional magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion tensor imaging and
electroencephalography.

• Language learning
• Grammar, aptitude
• fMRI
• DTI
• EEG
• Artificial grammar learning

• All authors: Kepinska, O.
• Supervisor: Schiller, N.O.
• Co-supervisor: Caspers, J.
• Committee: Jong, N.H. de; Levelt, C.C.; Reiterer, S.; Rombouts, S.A.R.B.
• Qualification: Doctor (dr.)
• Awarding Institution: Leiden University Centre for Linguistcs (LUCL) & Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), Humanities, Leiden University
• Date: 2017-06-01