Iris Berent Professor of Psychology i.berent@neu.edu 617.373.4033 Expertise language and reading ability, nature of linguistic competence, psychology of language Iris Berent in the Press How should we do research on human nature? Op-Ed by Iris Berent, professor of psychology at Northeastern University. WHYY Who We Are at Core We chat with Iris Berent, a cognitive psychologist at Northeastern University, who studies human nature, and the moral implications of our “true selves.” Op-Ed: Learning as meditation in a Zoom classroom Iris Berent is a professor of psychology at Northeastern University. She is the author of “The Blind Storyteller: How We Reason About Human Nature.” Scientific American How Decoding Dyslexia Can Help Decode the Mind If we were aware of the early warning signs, we could help these children by using research-based remediation. But dyslexia is poorly understood by the public. Iris Berent is a professor of psychology at Northeastern University. Op-Ed: The real reason we’re afraid of robots Iris Berent, a professor of psychology at Northeastern University, is author of “The Blind Storyteller: How We Reason About Human Nature.” Boston Magazine Study sheds new light on how the brain processes speech When it comes to the study of human physiology, few organs are more complex and intriguing than the human brain. Even though many areas of the brain are still a mystery to scientists, new research from Northeastern University, the University of Oxford, and several Boston institutions may help to bring researchers a step closer to understanding one of its most crucial functions: speech. In a […] Iris Berent for Northeastern Global News Women are more likely to perceive the mind as separate from the brain, body Women are more likely to perceive the mind as separate from the brain, body A study finds that women are more likely to engage in dualistic thinking, which has implications for science, religion and the justice system. Take 5: What makes human language so special? Take 5: What makes human language so special? In the 52nd annual Robert D. Klein Lecture on Tuesday, psychology professor Iris Berent argued that human language is a product of a specialized biological system, that we are are innately equipped with a language instinct. Language study offers new twist on mind-body connection Language study offers new twist on mind-body connection Research from Northeastern professor of psychology Iris Berent and her colleagues finds that spoken language and motor systems are intricately linked—though not in the way that has been widely believed. A biological engine for human language A biological engine for human language New research out of Northeastern psychology professor Iris Berent’s lab suggests that humans’ capacity for creating language is encoded in our brains as a universal set of rules. What makes human language special? What makes human language special? All animals communicate, but human language is uniquely structured. In her new book, The Phonological Mind, psychology professor Iris Berent asks why that is. The building blocks of dyslexia The building blocks of dyslexia New research from psychology professor Iris Berent shows that dyslexia may stem from a difficulty processing the basic units of language. The innate ability to learn language The innate ability to learn language Psychology professor Iris Berent is using both behavioral and neuroimaging techniques to investigate whether our ability to learn language is present at birth. Examining the sound-patterns of world languages Examining the sound-patterns of world languages Linguistics professor on quest to advance theory that humans have special instinct for language
How should we do research on human nature? Op-Ed by Iris Berent, professor of psychology at Northeastern University.
WHYY Who We Are at Core We chat with Iris Berent, a cognitive psychologist at Northeastern University, who studies human nature, and the moral implications of our “true selves.”
Op-Ed: Learning as meditation in a Zoom classroom Iris Berent is a professor of psychology at Northeastern University. She is the author of “The Blind Storyteller: How We Reason About Human Nature.”
Scientific American How Decoding Dyslexia Can Help Decode the Mind If we were aware of the early warning signs, we could help these children by using research-based remediation. But dyslexia is poorly understood by the public. Iris Berent is a professor of psychology at Northeastern University.
Op-Ed: The real reason we’re afraid of robots Iris Berent, a professor of psychology at Northeastern University, is author of “The Blind Storyteller: How We Reason About Human Nature.”
Boston Magazine Study sheds new light on how the brain processes speech When it comes to the study of human physiology, few organs are more complex and intriguing than the human brain. Even though many areas of the brain are still a mystery to scientists, new research from Northeastern University, the University of Oxford, and several Boston institutions may help to bring researchers a step closer to understanding one of its most crucial functions: speech. In a […]