- 2022.11.12 Prof. Wang Shiyuan William
- Chair Professor of Language and Cognitive Sciences at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Academician of Academia Sinica in Taiwan
- Professor Emeritus of the University of California at Berkeley
- Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from University of Chicago
- Honorary Professor at Peking University
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- 2022.11.12 Dr. Manson C-M. Fong
- PhD in Electronic Engineering (CUHK)
- Research Assistant Professor, Research Centre for Language, Cognition, and Neuroscience,
- Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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- Topic : A Journey into Language: Evolution, Cognition, and Neuroscience
- Speaker : Prof. William Shiyuan Wang & Dr. Manson Cheuk Man Fong
- Date : 12 Nov 2022 (Sat)
- Time : 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Venue : Lecture Hall, 1/F, Hong Kong Science Museum
- Online: No registration is needed.
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- 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.
