Jennifer Merickel
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Graduate Student, Brain & Cognitive Sciences |
Contact Information
- Meliora 403
- Brain & Cognitive Sciences
- University of Rochester
- Rochester, NY 14627-0268
- (585) 275-7187
Education
2008, BA, Linguistics and German, University of Iowa
Research Overview
My research focuses on understanding the processes underlying spoken word recognition and speech perception, with a particular emphasis on the neural basis of these processes. I am especially interested in how these systems are acquired and organized. My approach includes combining behavioral and imaging techniques to study words, which provide a critical interface for integrating low-level acoustic detail and higher-level, abstract representations. I am co-advised by Profs. Michael Tanenhaus and Richard Aslin.
Selected Publications
Papers
- Scharinger, M., Merickel, J., Riley, J., Idsardi, W. (2010). Neuromagnetic evidence for a featural distinction of English consonants: Sensor- and source-space data. Brain and Language, 116(2), 71-82.
Conference Presentations
2010
- Merickel, J., Aslin, R., Tanenhaus, M. (2010). Disentangling the neural organization of lexical representation. Poster to be presented at the 2010 Neurobiology of Language Conference, San Diego, CA.
- Scharinger, M., Merickel, J., Idsardi, W. (2010). Articulatory gestures enhance auditory contrasts: Evidence from evoked magnetic fields. Poster presented at the 12th Conference on Laboratory Phonology, Albuquerque, NM.
- Merickel, J., Newman, R., (2010). Top-down lexical knowledge integration in toddlers. Poster presented at the Psycholinguistic approaches to speech recognition in adverse conditions workshop, Bristol, UK.
- Bergelson, E., Merickel, J., Idsardi, W., Lidz, J. (2010). Structural Biases in Phonology: Evidence from Artificial Language Learning in Adults. Paper presented at the 2010 Linguistics Society of America Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
2009
- Halberda, J., Lidz, J., Merickel, J., Hunter, T., Pietroski, P. (2009). Approximate number representations in the acquisition of most. Talk presented at the 34th Boston University Conference on Language Development, Boston, MA.
- Riley, J., Scharinger, M., Merickel, J., Idsardi, W. (2009). PLACES of good MANNERS: Early MEG differences of fronted segments. Poster presented at the 2009 Neurobiology of Language Conference, Chicago, IL.
2008
- Merickel, J., McMurray, B. (2008). Facilitatory Effects of Lexical Neighborhood Competition. Poster presented at the 2008 University of Iowa Spring Undergraduate Research Forum, Iowa City, IA.