TBA

Speaker : Professor Barbara Hohle, Potsdam University
Date : Monday, 5th of December 2011, 12 noon
Location : C5C 498, Macquarie University.

The Learnability of Tones from the Speech Signal

Speaker : Dr Kristine Yu, University of Maryland
Date : Wenesday, 30th of November 2011, 12 noon
Location : C5A 565, Macquarie University.

Understanding the sound patterns of children's home language in Gurindji Kriol

Overview: This talk presents what we have learned so far from our recent research into the sound patterns of Gurindji Kriol and the phonological knowledge which young Gurindji children likely bring to school.

Speaker : Dr Caroline Jones, University of Wollongong
Date : Monday, 21st of November 2011, 12 noon
Location : C5C 498, Macquarie University.

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Outcomes of children with hearing loss: learnings from whole-of-population studies and the way forward

Overview: This paper provides a brief description of demographic characteristics of children with hearing loss in Australia; an overview of children's outcomes reported in population studies; and a discussion on implications for research and intervention.

Speaker: Dr Teresa Ching, National Acoustic Laboratories
Date : Monday, 17th of October 2011, 12 noon
Location : C5C 498, Macquarie University.

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The Auditory System: Sound, Hearing Loss and Neuronal Plasticity

Overview: The primary focus of the research is to understand brain mechanisms of hearing. The goal is to acquire knowledge about the normal brain, so that more effective treatment strategies can be devised for dealing with the pathophysiology of hearing loss.

Speaker : Professor David Ryugo, Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Date : Wednesday, 5th of October 2011, 2:00 PM
Location : C5C 498, Macquarie University.

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Harvard-Australia Workshop on: Language, Learning and Logic

Overview: This workshop brings together an interdisciplinary group of national and international researchers to focus on fundamental research questions lying at the intersection of language, logic and learning. Philosophers and logicians study knowledge and how it can be represented and manipulated, while linguists study how meanings are computed and expressed in human languages.

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Date: 22nd to 26th of August 2011
Location: MGSM Conference Centre

Childhood Dependence and Adult Intelligence: Children as the Research and Development Division

Speaker : Professor Alison Gopnik, University of California at Berkeley
Date : 16th of Feb 2011, 11:00 AM until 12:30 PM
Location : X5B 012, Macquarie University.

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The Statistical Social Learner: Using Causal Inference to Learn about other People

Speaker : Professor Alison Gopnik, University of California at Berkeley
Date : 15th of Feb 2011, 4:00 PM until 5:30 PM
Location : C5C 498, Macquarie University.

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