QLAB at NU

The QLAB is seeking autistic (and non-autistic) adults for an MRI-based language study! Participants must be 18-40 years old and monolingual English speakers. Those who complete the study will be compensated $50 in the form of an Amazon gift card. Scan the QR code or send us an email at qlab.nu+[email protected] to learn more!

QLAB at NU We are the Language Acquisition and Brain Lab (QLAB) at the Northeastern University in Boston, led by Dr. Zhenghan Qi. Our research is geared towards exploring the boundaries and potential of human language learning.

Are you the parent of a non-verbal autistic child or autistic child with with limited verbal abilities? We at the QLAB need volunteers to help students in the lab with an informal training experience working with non-verbal and semi-verbal autistic individuals. We will compensate your time with small toys and $50 thank-you gift cards! Day and time will be selected based on your availability, but you will need to come to Northeastern University in Boston, MA. Reach out to us at [email protected] if you are interested in helping us out!

Thank you to BUCLD for hosting QLAB members at their 49th annual Conference on Language Development. Great work to all those involved! To learn more about our research or participate in one of our studies, visit https://linktr.ee/qlab or check out our other posts for more information.

Our lab members had a wonderful time speaking to families about our research at City of Boston's Fall-O-Ween event at Boston Common last Friday!! To learn more about our research or participate in one of our studies, visit https://linktr.ee/qlab or check out our other posts for more information!

QLAB's Katherine Trice and Emily Cohen presented about one of their projects in Rotterdam, The Netherlands this summer! Their project focused on the connection between Theory of Mind and word learning in adults.

Read their published article for free here: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/02k741m5

If you are local to the Boston area and interested in supporting Katherine’s dissertation, you can volunteer to be a subject in our MRI study on language and learning in autistic and non-autistic adults! Complete the eligibility screening here: https://neu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1AnDYToGArS3Pnw