A Journey into Language: Evolution, Cognition, and Neuroscience

Wang, W. S. Y. (Invited speaker)
Fong, C. M. M. (Invited speaker)

Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies

Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk

Description

Research Grants Council Public Lecture Series (Hong Kong Science Museum)

Period	12 Nov 2022
Event title	RGC Public Lectures: Human evolution-language and agriculture
Event type	Seminar
Location	Hong Kong, Hong KongShow on map
Degree of Recognition	Local

Keywords

Language evolution
Evolution
Cognition
Neuroscience
Language

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研究資助局公眾講座系列 — 語言之旅：演化、認知及神經科學人類只是地球上眾多物種中的一種，但亳無疑問，我們已經成為「地球的主人」，涉足世界的每一個角落。人類之所以能夠完成這項創舉，語言的發明可說是當中的主要原因。在是次講座中，講者會介紹與語言演化有關的人類進化史、語言的認知和神經基礎、正常和病態衰老中的大腦變化，以及這些變化如何影響我們的語言功能。講者亦會討論他們正在進行的相關研究項目，包括大腦年齡估計、語言理解、外語學習等等。講者：王士元教授（香港理工大學中文及雙語學系語言及認知科學講座教授）方卓敏博士（香港理工大學中文及雙語學系研究助理教授）講座日期及時間：12-11-2022 下午2:30 - 3:30 本視頻中包含的內容受版權保護。除獲得香港科學館和/或其他相關版權所有者的許可外，任何人均不得以任何方式下載、複製、重製、編輯、發布、提供或傳播本視頻的全部或部分內容。 Research Grants Council Public Lecture Series - A Journey into Language: Evolution, Cognition, and Neuroscience Humans are but one of the numerous species on our Earth. Yet indisputably, we have become "Masters of the Planet", having ventured into every part of the world. A primary reason for this remarkable success is due to the invention of language. In this talk, the speakers survey the evolutionary history of human beings that has made language possible, the cognitive and neural bases of language, the brain changes in normal and pathological ageing, and how they impact our language functions. Along the way, the speakers will also discuss their related ongoing research projects on brain age estimation, language comprehension, foreign language learning, etc. Speakers: Prof. William Shiyuan WANG (Chair Professor of Language and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Dr. Manson Cheuk Man Fong (Research Assistant Professor, Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Lecture date and time: 12-11-2022 2:30pm – 3:30pm The contents contained in this video are copyright protected. Except with the permission of Hong Kong Science Museum and/or other relevant copyright owner, no person may download, duplicate, reproduce, edit, publish, make available or disseminate through whatever means this video or any content contained in whole or in part. 研究资助局公众讲座系列 — 语言之旅：演化、认知及神经科学人类只是地球上众多物种中的一种，但亳无疑问，我们已经成为「地球的主人」，涉足世界的每一个角落。人类之所以能够完成这项创举，语言的发明可说是当中的主要原因。在是次讲座中，讲者会介绍与语言演化有关的人类进化史、语言的认知和神经基础、正常和病态衰老中的大脑变化，以及这些变化如何影响我们的语言功能。讲者亦会讨论他们正在进行的相关研究项目，包括大脑年龄估计、语言理解、外语学习等等。讲者：王士元教授（香港理工大学中文及双语学系语言及认知科学讲座教授）方卓敏博士（香港理工大学中文及双语学系研究助理教授）讲座日期及时间：12-11-2022 下午2:30 - 3:30 本视频中包含的内容受版权保护。除获得香港科学馆和/或其他相关版权所有者的许可外，任何人均不得以任何方式下载、复制、重制、编辑、发布、提供或传播本视频的全部或部分内容。