Research in the lab investigates how language is understood and how concepts are formed. The lab takes three approaches to this research problem. We conduct basic psycholinguistic and cognitive experiments with human participants. We also explore language and cognitive issues with respect to their neuropsychological underpinnings. Many of our projects utilize the Hyperspace Analogue to Language computer model of memory. This model was developed in our lab. Check out the lab web site for more information on lab research. Dr. Burgess' psycholinguistic analysis was recently featured on the Discovery Channel for the program More Than Human to investigate the language ability of the world's fastest talking person <click here for video><click here if that doesn't load for you>.

Undergraduate students have accomplished a great deal as RAs in the lab. Dr. Burgess' undergraduates have won the Departmental Outstanding Undergraduate Student three times in the last five years. Two of his students shared the Psi Chi Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award in 2003. These two students were selected to represent UCR at the UC-wide Research Day in Sacramento. Ten of the lab's undergrads are authors on eleven separate presentations at the 2004 UCLA Undergraduate Psychology Conference and his undergrads were coauthors on five papers at the Psychonomic Society conference and the Society for Computers in Psychology conference in 2003. One of his undergrads won the UCR Rivera Award in 2004 and another RA won the Outstanding Undergraduate in Neuroscience. He mentored over 20 undergrads who all presented research at the 2005 UCLA Undergraduate Psychology Conference. Topics involved categorization ability, vocabulary, verb categorization, racial bias in language in the media, proper name connotation, and skeptical cognition. They have also coauthored papers on computer models of autism, word meanings, proper names, and racial bias.

Dr. Burgess and the graduate students collaborate with undergrads on a variety of projects in the lab. The lab web site is a good start for acquiring a sense of what the lab is about.

Complete the application below to see if your interests and background fits with the lab's current needs. You may also want to consult Dr. Burgess' web page on becoming a research assistant. After completing this form, this information will be sent to the lab and you will hear back soon. Please email Dr. Burgess if you have any other questions.

 
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