Presentations

Wang, J., Yamasaki, B. L., & Booth, J. R. (2022, October). Phonological and Semantic Specialization in 9- to 10-year-old Children during Auditory Word Processing. Poster presentation given at the 14th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Nathaniel, U., Eidelsztein, S., Geskin, K. G., Yamasaki, B. L., Nir, B., Dronjic, V., Booth, J. R., Bitan, T. (2022, October). Neural Mechanisms of Learning and Consolidation of Novel Morphologically Derived Words: Evidence from Hebrew Speakers. Poster presentation given at the 14th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Yamasaki, B. L., (2022, July). Promoting Research on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Society for Text and Discourse. Invited panel member at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse, Virtual.

Yamasaki, B. L. (2022, June). Linking Individual Differences in Executive Functioning to Neural Adaptability during Reading. Invited oral presentation given at the Dyslexia Foundation Extraordinary Brain Symposium XVIII, Paget, Bermuda.

Yamasaki, B. L., Fehrenbach, D., & Bishop, F. (2022, April). A Framework for Effectively Overcoming the Challenges Associated with High Turnover Among Postdoctoral Association Officers. Poster presentation given at the 20th Annual Meeting of the National Postdoctoral Association, Chicago, Illinois.

Yamasaki, B. L., Feng, J., Mancilla-Martinez, J., & Luk, G. (2022, March). Special Education Eligibility and English Language Status in Public Schools. Oral presentation given at the Bilingualism Matters Conference, Virtual.

Feng, J., Luk, G., Yamasaki, B. L., & Mancilla-Martinez, J. (2022, March). State-Level Exam Performance and English Language Status in Public Schools. Oral presentation given at the Bilingualism Matters Conference, Virtual.

Mizrahi, O., Nathaniel, U., Eidelsztein, S., Geskin, K. G., Yamasaki, B. L., Nir, B., Dronjic, V., Ovadia-Caro, S., Booth, J. R., & Bitan, T. (2022, January). Resting-State fMRI Connectivity Following Initial Exposure to a Novel Language Predicts Later Learning of Linguistic Regularities. Poster presentation given at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Israeli Society for Neuroscience, Virtual.

Yamasaki, B. L. (2021, November). Understanding the Mechanisms that Support First- and Second-Language Reading Development. Invited oral presentation given at the Cognition and Neuroscience of Aging Lab in the Departments of Cognitive Science & Psychology, Carleton University, Virtual.

Yamasaki, B. L. (2021, November). Building a Neurobiological Model of First- and Second-Language Reading Skill. Invited oral presentation given at the Department of Educational Psychology & Neuroscience Colloquium, The University of Alabama, Virtual.

Yamasaki, B. L. (2021, March). Exploring the Reciprocal Relation between Language and Executive Processes. Invited oral presentation given at the Department of Psychology Brownbag Series, Mississippi State University, Virtual.

 

Yamasaki, B. L. (2021, February). Understanding the Neural Systems that Support Early Language and Reading Development. Invited oral presentation given as part of the Roger B. Loucks Lecture Series, University of Washington, Virtual.

 

Yamasaki, B. L., Bitan, T., Dronjic, V., Nathaniel, U., Lytle, M. N., Eidelsztein, S., Nir, B., & Booth, J. R. (2020, October). Learning and Consolidation of Morphologically Derived Words in a Novel Language: Evidence from English Speakers. Poster presentation given at the 12th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Virtual.

 

Nathaniel, U., Eidelsztein, S., Nir, B., Yamasaki, B. L., Dronjic, V., Lytle, M. N., Booth, J. R., Bitan, T. (2020, October). Learning and Consolidation of Morphologically Derived Words in a Novel Language: Evidence from Hebrew Speakers. Poster presentation given at the 12th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Virtual.

 

Yamasaki, B. L. & Prat, C. S. (2020, July). Modeling Individual Differences in Second-Language Reading Skill using Language Experience, Executive Attention, and Cross-Linguistic Interactions. Invited oral presentation given at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics – Building Educational Applications Workshop, Virtual.

 

Yamasaki, B. L., McGregor, K. K., & Booth, J. R. (2020, July). Exploring the Role of Language-Related Neural Specialization in Early Reading Skill Development. Oral presentation given at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse, Virtual.

Mottarella, M. J., Yamasaki, B. L. & Prat, C. S. (2020, July). Skilled Readers Engage More Proactive Attentional Control Processes During a Working Memory Task. Oral presentation given at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse, Virtual.

 

Yamasaki, B. L. & Booth, J. R. (2019, September). Semantic and Phonological Neural Specialization Predicts Growth in Early Reading Skills. Poster presentation given at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Science Day, Nashville, Tennessee.

Yamasaki, B. L. & Prat, C. S. (2019, July). Modeling Individual Differences in Second-Language Reading Skill using Language Experience, Executive Attention, and Cross-Linguistic Interactions. Oral presentation given at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse, New York, New York.

Prat, C., Zeitlin, M., Mottarella, M., Yamasaki, B., & Madhyastha, T. (2019, March). Relating Individual Differences in Beta Oscillations Recorded at Rest to Second Language Aptitude and Basal Ganglia Signal Routing. Poster presentation given at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, California.

Yamasaki, B. L., Luk, G., & Mancilla-Martinez, J. (2019, March). Academic Performance among Elementary Students with Diverse Language Experiences. Poster presentation given at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland.

Prat, C. S. & Yamasaki, B. L. (2019, February). Automaticity and Second Language Reading: A Neurofeedback Investigation of Attention Training. Oral presentation given at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention, Portland, Oregon.

Mottarella, M. J., Prat, C. S., & Yamasaki, B. L. (2018, August). Working Memory Filtering and Individual Differences in Second Language Aptitude. Poster presentation given at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Québec City, Canada.

Prat, C. S. & Yamasaki, B. L. (2018, August). Resting-state qEEG Reveals Intrinsic Network Differences between Monolingual and Bilingual Adults. Oral presentation given at the Bilingual Brain – A Lifelong Perspective Satellite Symposium, Québec City, Canada.

Yamasaki, B. L. & Prat, C. S. (2018, July). Relating Individual Differences in Second Language (L2) Reading Skill to Linguistic Interference Management. Poster presentation given at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse, Brighton, United Kingdom.

Zhou, P., Prat, C. S., Yamasaki, B. L., & Stocco, A. (2018, March). A Wandering Mind is Not a Good Comprehending Mind: Evidence from Brain Oscillations. Poster presentations given at the 31st Annual CUNY Sentence Processing Conference, Davis, California.

Yamasaki, B. L. (2018, February). The Role of Selective Attention in Reading Skill. Invited oral presentation given at the Annual Psychology Department Rapid Fire Research Talks, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

Yamasaki, B. L., Ceballos, J. M., & Prat, C. S. (2017, November). The Role of Basal Ganglia Filtering Mechanisms in Second Language Aptitude. Poster presentation given at the 9th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Baltimore, Maryland.

Ceballos, J. M., Yamasaki, B. L., & Prat, C. S. (2017, November). Context-dependent Filtering in the Caudate Nucleus of the Basal Ganglia as a Predictor of Second-Language Learning Aptitude. Poster presentation given at the 9th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Baltimore, Maryland.

Seo, R., Ceballos, J. M., Yamasaki, B. L., & Prat, C. S. (2017, November). A Dynamic Causal Modeling Analysis of the Role of the Caudate Nucleus and Prefrontal Cortex in Bilingual Language Control. Poster presentation given at the 9th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Baltimore, Maryland.

Yamasaki, B. L. & Prat, C. S. (2017, July). Understanding the Nature of Cross-Linguistic Interference and its Importance for Second-Language Reading Skill. Poster presentation given at the 27th Annual Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Prat, C. S. & Yamasaki, B. L. (2017, July). A Neural Information Processing Account of Individual Differences in Reading Skill. Oral presentation given at the 27th Annual Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Yamasaki, B. L. (2017, February). Using Neurofeedback to Improve Second-Language Reading Ability. Invited oral presentation given at the Annual Psychology Department Rapid Fire Research Talks, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

Yamasaki, B. L. & Prat, C. S. (2016, July). Neural Adaptability and Individual Differences in Native and Second-Language English Readers. Oral presentation given at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse, Kassel, Germany.

Yamasaki, B. L. & Prat, C. S. (2015, July). Cortical Dynamics and Individual Differences in Reading: Relating Beta Oscillations with Reading Skill. Oral presentation given at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Prat, C. S. & Yamasaki, B. L. (2015, June). Measuring Changes in Brain and Behavior Following Second Language Training. Poster presentation given at Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Ceballos, J. M., Stocco, A., Becker, T., Yamasaki, B. L., & Prat, C.S. (2015, June). The Cognitive Neuroscience of Preparatory Processes: Isolating the “Execute” from Executive Functions. Poster presentation given at Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Prat, C. S., Yamasaki, B. L., Ceballos, J. M., & Seo, R. (2015, May). Relating the Demands of Bilingual Language Control to Inhibition: An Individual Differences Approach. Poster presentation given at the Workshop on Bilingualism and Executive Function: An Interdisciplinary Approach, New York, New York.

Yamasaki, B. L., Stocco, A., & Prat, C. S. (2014, August). The Neural Correlates of Individual Differences in Bilingual Language Control. Poster presentation given at the 6th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Yamasaki, B. L., & Prat, C. S. (2013, July). Individual Differences in Executive Functioning and Language Control Indices Predict Second Language Reading Ability. Poster presentation given at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse, Valencia, Spain.

Prat, C. S., Stocco, A., & Yamasaki, B. L. (2012, September). Bilingual Brain Training: Investigating the Overlap Between Language Switching and General Set Switching in Bilinguals. Poster presentation given at the Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing Conference, Riva del Garda, Italy.