About Us
Welcome to the LandiLab. Our lab seeks to better understand typical and atypical reading and language development through the use of multiple cognitive neuroscience methodologies (MRI, EEG/ERP) and genetic analyses. Through this work we hope to identify causal mechanisms that contribute to the complex etiology of disorders such as dyslexia, specific comprehension impairment and specific language impairment. Please explore our website to learn more about our research and researchers.
Contact Us
| Phone: | 860.486.6796 |
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| E-mail: | nicole.landi@uconn.edu |
| Address: | Bousfield A302 Department of Psychology University of Connecticut 406 Babbidge Road, Unit 1020 Storrs, CT 06269-1020 |
Recent Publications
New publication unpacking the relationship between the BDNF gene, brain function, and reading
Sara Mascheretti and Meaghan Perdue lead a study showing that brain activation and phonological processing ability mediate the relationship between a variant on the BDNF gene and reading ability. Check out the pre-print here: From BDNF to reading: Neural activation and phonological processing as multiple mediators
[Read More]We have a new publication in Cerebral Cortex!
Dr. Landi and a team led by graduate student, Meaghan Perdue, have recently published a paper titled “Gray matter structure is associated with reading skill in typically developing young readers”. Check it out below! (PDFs can be downloaded for noncommercial purposes only. Copyright resides with the copyright holders and these documents should not be reposted […]
[Read More]Lab News
Meaghan Perdue wins 2020 Isabelle Y. Liberman Award
Congratulations graduate student, Meaghan Perdue on winning the 2020 Isabelle Y. Liberman Award!! About the Isabelle Y. Liberman Award: Isabelle Liberman, the late Professor of Educational Psychology at UConn, was a central figure in the cognitive science of reading. Her discoveries on the key role of phonology in reading and dyslexia influenced a generation of researchers and changed the way that reading […]
[Read More]Dr. Landi is awarded 2020-2021 James McKeen Cattell Sabbatical Fellowship
Congratulations Dr. Landi for being awarded the 2020-2021 James McKeen Cattell Sabbatical Fellowship! James McKeen Cattell Fund
[Read More]Katie Hooker named a 2020 Holster Scholar
Congratulations Katie Hooker, an undergraduate student in Molecular and Cellular Biology and research mentee in the LandiLab, for being named a 2020 Holster Scholar! Her research proposal is titled: Investigating Reading and Language Phenotypes throughFOXP2 Genetic Variants. Congratulations on this outstanding achievement!
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