Professor Michael Ramscar
Introduction
The Cognition, Language & Learning Lab at Stanford University is directed by Professor Michael Ramscar.
My research seeks to understand and explain our everyday notions of concepts, reasoning and language in terms of the psychological and neurological underpinnings of learning and memory. The goal is to develop an ever more precise computational understanding of mind. Particular areas of focus include: the relationship between usage and meaning; language production, comprehension and acquisition; the development and representation of conceptual knowledge; the changing nature of mental computation in development; cognitive modeling; and philosophy of mind, language and psychology.
From here, you can find my published journal articles, read summaries of my most recent research findings, and view my recorded talks. A statement of my research interests and my curriculum vitae are also available.
Check my conference calendar to see what I am up to next.
For more information about joining the lab or participating in research studies, continue on to the Cognition, Language & Learning Lab page.
News Around the Lab
Subscribe to News RSS feed >>The Advantages of Being Helpless, February 2010Melody Dye writes about the latest ideas on language learning and development in the February edition of Scientific American Mind.
>>Undergraduate RA Wins Research Grant, January 2010Stanford junior Justine Kao has won a prestigious Stanford research grant funding her study of how readers of fiction and non-fiction differentially assess writing quality. She will be submitting her preliminary findings to conferences this winter.
>>The Mind Unchecked, December 2009The LA Times discusses Cognition without Control in a new article asking: "Is a toddler's lack of self-control key to early learning?"