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Olivia Gawel

Olivia Gawel
Graduate Student, Cognitive & Information Sciences, School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts
Advisor: Prof. Rachel Ryskin

My research investigates the biological foundations of language processing, with a focus on language production. I hold graduate degrees in Linguistics (University of Warsaw), Cognitive Science and Language (University of Barcelona), and Neuroscience (Pompeu Fabra University). My previous work has examined neural entrainment in musicians, the role of language in psychiatric disorders and the neural mechanisms of natural conversation in epilepsy patients.

Currently, under the guidance of Dr. Rachel Ryskin, I study the neural mechanisms that support language production: a complex yet seemingly effortless cognitive function critical to communication. My work seeks to reveal how the brain organizes, produces, monitors, and corrects speech in real time, advancing our understanding of the structural and functional basis of human language.

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