11th International Science of Aphasia Conference
Aug 27 - Sep 01, 2010
Potsdam, Germany

2010 Special session:
Neurocognitive Contributions to Biolinguistics

Invitation

We are very pleased to invite you to the 11th International conference “The Science of Aphasia” to be held in Potsdam, Germany, from August 27th to September 1st, 2010 at the University of Potsdam.
The SoA 11 conference will bring together experts in biolinguistic theory with experts in the neurocognition of language and experts in animal communication. All three areas of research are by definition interdisciplinary fields and will be represented by leading researchers working on functional aspects as well as neurophysiological ones.
Biolinguistics defines language as a product of biological adaptation in the Darwinian sense. The questions addressed in this conference concern the contributions of studies on aphasia, dyslexia and neuroimaging in advancing our knowledge of the nature of the biological bases of human language.
Potsdam, the conference site, is the largest university of the German Federal state of Brandenburg and ideally located close to Berlin. Affectionately called the city of royal residence, castles, palatial parks, and striking architecture mark the Potsdam landscape. With its variety of social and and cultural offerings, abundance of lakes and green nature, and proximity to Berlin, Potsdam offers for many the best of all worlds.

We look forward to meeting you in Potsdam
The organizing committee

Invited Speakers

Roelien Bastiaanse, Groningen, Netherlands
Cedric Boeckx, Barcelona, Spain
Hubert Haider, Salzburg, Austria
Ray Jackendoff, Tufts, USA
Erich Jarves, Duke, USA
Sverker Johansson, Jönköping, Sweden
Malatesha Joshi, Texas, USA
Sam Po Law, Hongkong, China
Gabriele Miceli, Trento, Italy
David Poeppel, New York, USA
Liina Pylkkänen, New York, USA
Riitta Salmelin, Helsinki, Finland
Constance Scharff, Berlin, Germany
Michael Ullman, Washington D.C., USA
Brendan Weekes, Essex, UK