Brain, Language and Bilingualism (BLaB)

Welcome to the Brain, Language & Bilingualism Lab!

We are a cognitive neuroscience lab based in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge. We aim to understand the cognitive and neural mechanisms that allow us to use and comprehend language, and to explore how these mechanisms may have evolved. We also aim to understand how our brains adapt to the requirements of learning and using more than one language.  

Lab News

06/2026 NEW PREPRINT

This study examines how immersion in a second-language environment influences bilinguals' selective attention.

Wang J, Guo T, Bozic M (Preprint). Language Immersion Enhances Attentional Speech Processing via Low-Frequency Neural Tracking.https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.06.15.731669

05/2026 BILINGUALISM MATTERS SYMPOSIUM

Our lab was present at the Bilingualism Matters Symposium 2026 in Milan with two oral presentations and one poster.

04/2026 CAMBRIDGE SCIENCE FESTIVAL

Our lab took part in the Family Weekend of the Cambridge Science Festival, where we showcased some of our research on the bilingual brain. Thank you to all the families who stopped by to chat with us! 

01/2026 NEW PAPER

In this review paper, we synthesize evidence linking atypical cortical tracking of auditory information in dyslexia, language development, and neurocognitive mechanisms of adaptive and resilient speech comprehension.

Klimovich-Gray A, Bozic M, Molinaro N, Lallier M (2026). Dyslexia: a window into the cortical mechanisms of adaptive speech analysis. Trends in Neurosciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2025.12.004

12/2025 NEW PREPRINT

This work investigates how language usage shapes selective attention in bilingualism.

Theron-Grimaldi S, Schwarz J, Alex P, Bozic M (Preprint). Language usage modulates the neural mechanisms of selective attention in bilinguals.https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.11.26.690745