The Language Neuroscience Podcast

A podcast about the scientific study of language and the brain. Neuroscientist Stephen Wilson talks with leading and up-and-coming researchers about their work and ideas. This podcast is geared to an audience of scientists who are working in the field of language neuroscience, from students to postdocs to faculty.

The Language Neuroscience Podcast is a science podcast hosted by Stephen M. Wilson, with 38 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 81. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Stephen M. Wilson hosts The Language Neuroscience Podcast, a science show with 38 episodes published.

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  Episode #39

  Evolving language in Geneva, with Nina Kazanina and Alexis Hervais-Adelman

  Aug 14, 20261h 13mS6

  In this episode, I talk with Nina Kazanina and Alexis Hervais-Adelman, both at the University of Geneva, about the science behind the upcoming SNL 2026 meeting in Geneva, and the evolutionary and cross-species perspective that the NCCR Evolving Language consortium brings to it. We discuss Nina’s argument that the neural ingredients for a “language of thought” are already available in the spatial navigation system of the rodent brain, and Alexis’s proposal that vocal communication came to dominate human language because of how early the fetus hears and learns in the womb. Kazanina N, Poeppel D. The neural ingredients for a language of thought are available. Trends Cogn Sci 2023; 27: 996-1007. [ doi ] Kazanina lab (NeuroLingo Lab) Hervais-Adelman A, Townsend SW. How did vocal communication come to dominate human language? A view from the womb. PLoS Biol 2025; 23: e3003141. [ doi ] Hervais-Adelman lab (Dynamics of Brain and Language Lab) NCCR Evolving Language SNL 2026

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  Episode #38

  Content is king: The assertion-evidence approach for effective scientific presentations, with Michael Alley

  Jun 12, 202652 minS6

  In this episode, I talk with Michael Alley, Engineering Communications Teaching Professor in the Penn State College of Engineering about his radical approach to better scientific presentations. Alley M. The craft of scientific presentations: Critical steps to succeed and critical errors to avoid . Springer, 2013. [ doi ] Garner JK, Alley M. How the design of presentation slides affects audience comprehension: A case for the assertion-evidence approach. Int J Eng Educ 2013; 26: 1564-79. [ pdf ] Wilson SM. Neural correlates of recovery from aphasia after stroke. C-STAR Lecture Series . Columbia, SC. Sep 9, 2022. [ video ] Hayashi C. The magnificence of spider silk. TED Talks . Sep, 2011. [ video ] Alley website

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  Episode #37

  SNL 2026 teaser with Valentina Borghesani and Ryan Law

  May 12, 202637 minS6

  <p>In this episode, I talk with Valentina Borghesani and Ryan Law from the SNL Program Committee about their exciting plans for the 2026 conference in Geneva, Switzerland.</p><p>SNL 2026</p>

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  Episode #36

  Bilingualism, mind, and brain, with Ellen Bialystok

  Mar 4, 20261h 7mS6

  <p>In this epidode, I talk with Ellen Bialystok, Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology at York University, about her case for the “bilingual advantage”, or to be more precise, the case that growing up in a bilingual environment reconfigures mind and brain for adaptability, effiency, and resiliance.</p><p>Bialystok E, Craik FIM, Klein R, Viswanathan M. Bilingualism, aging, and cognitive control: Evidence from the Simon task. Psychol Aging 2004; 19: 290-303. [doi]</p><p>Bialystok E, Craik FIM, Freedman M. Bilingualism as a protection against the onset of symptoms of dementia. Neuropsychologia 2007; 45: 459-64. [doi]</p><p>Schweizer TA, Ware J, Fischer CE...

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  Episode #35

  ‘Wired for words: the neural architecture of language’ with Greg Hickok

  Nov 25, 20251h 22mS5

  <p>In this epidode, I talk with Greg Hickok, Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Sciences & Language Science at the University of California, Irvine, about his new book ‘Wired for words: the neural architecture of language’.</p><p>Hickok G. Wired for words: The neural architecture of language. 2025; MIT Press.</p><p>Key Hickok papers:</p><p>Hickok G, Poeppel D. The cortical organization of speech processing. Nat Rev Neurosci 2007; 8: 393-402. [doi]</p><p>Hickok G. Computational neuroanatomy of speech production. Nat Rev Neurosci 2012; 13: 135-45. [doi]</p><p>Hickok G, Houde J, Rong F. Sensorimotor integration in speech processing: Computational basis and neural...

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