Idsardi, William ProfessorDepartment of LinguisticsProgram in Neuroscience & Cognitive ScienceCollege of Arts and Humanities1401A Marie Mount HallEmail: idsardi@umd.eduPhone: 301-405-8376Website: WebsiteThemes and Tools: Neural Circuits, Learning and Plasticity, Motor Control ThemeSensation, Perception, Communication ThemeGeneral Research Interests: Phonology Cognitive neuroscience Psycholinguistics Background: Education Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics (Minor: Phonetics), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992. Dissertation: The Computation of Prosody Bachelor of Arts in Mathematical Linguistics (Honours, with distinction), University of Toronto, 1988 Related News: Brain and Behavior Initiative Hosts 3rd Annual Seed Grant Symposium Researchers from across UMD convene to discuss the latest projects funded by BBIDecember 11, 2019 New Perspectives on Some of the Oldest Questions about Human Language An interdisciplinary team of University of Maryland researchers edited a special issue of the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal SocietyNovember 20, 2019 Brain and Behavior Initiative (BBI) hosts Second Annual Seed Grant Symposium The University’s Brain and Behavior Initiative (BBI) hosted its Second Annual Seed Grant Symposium on November 14, 2018 at Adele’s in the Stamp Student Union.November 19, 2018 BBI FY18 Seed Grant Winners Announced Seven projects selected for funding.May 4, 2018 BBI Sponsors Animal Communication and Human Language Conference Conference featured scientific leaders in the fields of animal communication and human language.October 18, 2017 BBI Holds 2017 Seed Grant Symposium Over 115 people attend symposium featuring work and accomplishments of BBI Seed Grant Awardees for FY16/FY17.September 25, 2017 Jonathan Fritz promoted to Research Scientist Fritz is well known for his work in neuroscience research.June 14, 2017 BBI FY17 Seed Grant Winners Announced Nine projects selected for funding.May 12, 2017 Phillips, Newman involved in NSF graduate training grant in language processes and technologies The $3M NSF grant advances the graduate training model in language science.January 16, 2016