Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL) Areas of research: Language, Multilingualism and Neurodegeneration. Location: Donostia-San Sebastián Website: www.bcbl.eu; Contact: hr@bcbl.eu
The Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL) is a world class interdisciplinary research centre within the Basque Country Science Network, dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in research, training and knowledge transfer within the area of the Cognitive Neuroscience of Language. The specific aim of our research activity is to unravel the neurocognitive mechanisms involved in language acquisition and processing, with special emphasis on bilingualism and multilingualism. Our main research lines are: (1) Language, reading and developmental disorders, (2) Multilingualism and second language learning and (3) Neurodegeneration, brain damage and healthy aging: Language and Cognition. Researchers are organized in the following nine research groups: Neurobiology of Language, Multilingual Literacy, Speech and Bilingualism, Parkinson Disease and Neurodegeneration, Spoken Language, Consciousness, Developmental Language Disorders, Proactive Group and Language and Memory Control. The centre promotes a rich research environment. It provides access to the most advanced behavioural and neuroimaging techniques, including 3 Tesla MRI, a whole-head MEG system, four ERP labs, a NIRS lab, a baby lab including an eyetracker, two eye tracking labs, and several well-equipped behavioural labs. There are excellent technical support staff and research personnel (PhD and postdoctoral students). The BCBL is also committed to education and knowledge transfer. Since 2011 we have been running the Masters Programme entitled “Cognitive Neuroscience of Language” together with the University of the Basque Country. Related to knowledge and technological transference, we created Neure, a clinic for diagnosis of some developmental disorders, where different and new diagnosis software are being developed. The BCBL has been awarded the label of excellence “Severo Ochoa”, that demonstrates scientific leadership and impact at global level, as well as active collaboration in our social and business environment and the “HR Excellence in research” award for creating a stimulating and favourable working environment for attraction and retention of human research capacities 78 III. Social Sciences & Humanities
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