I am currently a postdoctoral researcher in the interdisciplinary research group ‘early category formation’ at the Cognitive Science Center, University of Amsterdam. Here, I am interested in how infants learn to learn; how they learn their native language for instance, or more precisely, how they learn the meaning of words. My research interests include (but are not limited to) early conceptual learning, early word learning, word segmentation, speech perception and phonological development, and their relations to longitudinal development. I currently use ERPs and eye-tracking measures to study how infants build their categories.

[* means shared first-authorship]

Accepted

Cristia, A., Seidl, A., Junge, C., Soderstrom, M. & Hagoort, P. Predicting individual variation in language from infant speech perception measures. Child Development.

Junge, C., Cutler, A., & Hagoort, P. Successful word recognition by 10-month-olds given continuous speech both at initial exposure and test. Infancy . doi: 10.1111/infa.12040.

2013

*Kooijman, V., *Junge, C., Johnson, E., Hagoort, P., & Cutler, A. (2013). Predictive brain signals of linguistic development. Frontiers in Psychology, 4, 25.

2012

Junge, C., Cutler, A., & Hagoort, P. (2012). Electrophysiological evidence of early word learning. Neuropsychologia 50, 3702- 3712.

Junge, C., Kooijman, V., Hagoort, P., & Cutler, A. (2012). Rapid recognition at ten months as a predictor of language development. Developmental Science 15, 463 - 473.

2011

Junge, C. (2011). The relevance of early word recognition: Insights from the infant brain. PhD dissertation, Radboud University Nijmegen, MPI series in Psycholinguistics 67, Nijmegen.

2010

Junge, C., Hagoort, P., Kooijman, V., & Cutler, A. (2010). Brain potentials for word segmentation at seven months predict later language development. In K. Franich, K. M. Iserman, & L. L. Keil (Eds.), Proceedings of the 34th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development. Volume 1 (pp. 209-220). Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Press.

Junge, C., Cutler, A., & Hagoort, P. (2010). Ability to segment words from speech as a precursor of later language development: Insights from electrophysiological responses in the infant brain. In M. Burgess, J. Davey, C. Don, & T. McMinn (Eds.), Proceedings of 20th International Congress on Acoustics, ICA 2010. Incorporating Proceedings of the 2010 annual conference of the Australian Acoustical Society (pp. 3727-3732).

First-authored presentations at international events

Junge, C., Nijveld, A., Muilwijk, M., Boekel, L. & Levelt, C. (2012). Coda perception in infants: ERP evidence. Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing 2012, Riva del Garda.

Mills, D.*, Junge, C.*, Ebanks, N., Wildegger, E., & Guilhem, E. (2012). Electrophysiological evidence of continuous speech segmentation: Comparing monolinguals with bilingual infants. Poster presented at the Bilingual and Multilingual interaction conference, Bangor.

Junge, C., Hagoort, P., & Cutler, A. (2010). Early word segmentation ability is related to later word processing skill. Poster presented at XVIIIth Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Baltimore, MD.

Junge, C. (2011). Spontaneous speech segmentation ability in Dutch infants as a marker for language development. Talk presented at the 12th International Congress for the study of child language, Montréal.

Junge, C. (2010). On-line evidence of early word familiarization in nine-month-olds. Poster presented at the 35th Boston University Conference on Language Development

Junge, C., Cutler, A., & Hagoort, P. (2010). Ability to segment words from speech as a precursor of later language development: Insights from electrophysiological responses in the infant brain. Talk presented at the 20th International Congress on Acoustics, Sydney.

Junge, C., Hagoort, P., & Cutler, A. (2010). Early word segmentation ability and later language development: Insight from ERPs. Talk presented at Child Language Seminar 2010. London.

Junge, C., Hagoort, P., & Cutler, A. (2010). Early word learning in nine-month-olds: Dynamics of picture-word priming. Talk presented at 8th Sepex conference / 1st Joint conference of the EPS and SEPEX. Granada, Spain.

Junge, C., Cutler, A., & Hagoort, P. (2010). Dynamics of early word learning in nine-month-olds: An ERP study. Poster presented at FENS forum 2010 - 7th FENS Forum of European Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Junge, C., Cutler, A., & Hagoort, P. (2009). Word segmentation at ten months and word processing at 16 months. Poster presented at Neurobilingualism: Bilingual functioning from infancy to adulthood, Bangor University, Wales, UK.

First-authored oral presentations at national events, also aimed at general public

 Junge, C., & Dijkstra, N. (2013). Voorspellers van latere taalontwikkeling (Predictors of later language development. Talk to be presented at the winter symposium of the Nederlandse vereniging voor audiologie.

 Junge, C. (2012). De ontwikkeling van het babybrein (development of the infant brain). Talk presented at the symposium ‘Integrale vroeghulp’: baby- en kinderbrein, organised by organization for Integrated early Assistence, The Hague

 Junge, C., & Dijkstra, N. (2012). Voorspellers van taalontwikkeling bij kleuters (predictors of language development in toddlers). Talk presented at the symposium ‘het jonge kind’– organised by Taaltalent: Expertisecentrum Nederlands, Nijmegen.

 Junge, C., & Dijkstra, N. (2012). Voorspellers van latere taalvaardigheid (predictors of later language ability). Talk presented at the WAP-afternoon ‘toepasbaarheid babyonderzoek’.

 Junge, C. (2012). De ontwikkeling van het babybrein (The development of the infant brain). Talk presented at the Ysterk daycare, Amsterdam.

 Junge, C. (2011). Het babybrein in ontwikkeling (The infant brain in development). Talk presented at the reseachers’ afternoon: het Babybrein – Lux theatre, Nijmegen.

 Junge, C., Cutler, A., & Hagoort, P. (2009). Brain potentials for word segmentation at seven months predict later language development. Talk presented at the NVP Winter Conference.

interdisciplinary research group ‘early category formation’; www.hoelerenbabies.nl

UVA: Maartje Raijmakers, Paul Boersma, Sophie ter Schure, Evin Aktar, Susan Bögels

prof Debra Mills from Bangor University (http://www.bangor.ac.uk/psychology/people/profiles/debbie_mills.php.en)

dr Clara Levelt from Leiden University (www.babylab-leiden.nl/claartje.html)

dr Titia Benders from Radboud University (http://www.ru.nl/nederlands/wie_wat_waar/medewerkers/titia-benders/)

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