The research conducted in my lab investigates the neurocognitive basis of language and cognition. Current projects in the lab are designed to provide insight into how people generate event representations during critical cognitive processes such as language comprehension, autobiographical memory retrieval and imagining events in general. One of the main focuses of this research is how different temporal and visual perspectives constrain event representations during these crucial processes. By employing Event-Related Brain Potential Methodology (ERP), we hope to gain a better understanding of the neurocognitive underpinnings of these processes.

• Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Award (2004).
• See Personal Website for list of grants and other awards.

The Language and Cognition Laboratory is always searching for talented undergraduate and graduate students for various positions (research assistants, honours students, graduate studies or volunteers).

Please contact Dr. Ferretti if you are interested in becoming a member of the lab.

• Becker, R. B., Ferretti, T. R., & Madden, C. J. (2013). "Grammatical aspect, lexical aspect, and event duration constrain the availability of events in narratives." Cognition, 129(2), 212-220.
• Ferretti, T. R., Singer, M., & Harwood, J. (2013). "Processes of discourse integration: Evidence from event-related brain potentials." Discourse Processes, 50, 165-186.