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Polly

O'Rourke

Assistant Research Scientist

Interests: 

Bilingualism, EEG, Language Processing, Psycholinguistics

Spanish Linguistics

Units: 

Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, CASL

Degree(s): 

PhD, 2008, Linguistics, University of Arizona

Contact: 

porourke@umd.edu

301-226-9155

CASL, box 25

Role(s): 

Faculty

Website: 

Google Scholar Profile

About: 

Polly O’Rourke’s research has focused on the neural bases of language processing, using event-related potential (ERP) technique for analyzing electroencephalographic (EEG) data. Her specific area of interest is sentence processing, examining both morphosyntactic features and structural ambiguity. She’s also examined at questions relating to second language acquisition and individual differences both in cognitive/linguistic abilities and neural response. In addition, she’s conducted research on cognitive training and the neural bases of verbal creativity.