Language

'Precision of Language, Jonas!': Modulation of Expressive Language Abilities and Unconventional Language in an Autistic Adults
A poster on a case study of an autisti adult’s situation variance in expressive language and how this interacts with stereotypical unconventional language use.
Apr 25, 2026 12:00 AM Prague, CZ
Katherine Trice
'Precision of Language, Jonas!': Modulation of Expressive Language Abilities and Unconventional Language in an Autistic Adults
Ongoing Development of a Cross-Culturally Validated Measure of Autism Knowledge (PAK-M) with a Neurodiverse Team
A poster on the continued development of a measure of knowledge of autism.
Apr 25, 2026 12:00 AM Prague, CZ
Anna Schwartz, So Yoon Kim, Elif Bastan, Sam Brandsen, Emilie Cappe, Juan Alfonzo Dacumos, Ava Gurba, Bella Kofner, Gary Lam, Anastasia Nanou, Rita Obeid, Sabine Saade, Nichole Scheerer, Sahar Taresh, Katherine Trice, Rundong Wang, Venetia-Sofia Velonaki, Susumu Yokota, Kristen Gillespie-Lynch
Ongoing Development of a Cross-Culturally Validated Measure of Autism Knowledge (PAK-M) with a Neurodiverse Team
Where Does Communication Break Down: Learning Novel Words from Autistic Individuals.
A poster on the impact of bias and knowlede about sepaker neurotype on teh learning and memory of novel words.
Apr 25, 2026 12:00 AM Prague, CZ
Katherine Trice, Zhenghan Qi
Where Does Communication Break Down: Learning Novel Words from Autistic Individuals.
Metaphors we Learn to Sign by: Transfer Effects of Existing Eign Language Expertise on Meaning Assignment and Metaphor Inference in a Novel Sign Language
Our study investigated metaphor inferencing in second languages (L2). According to universalist accounts, L2 metaphor comprehension …
Julia Hofweber, Lizzy Aumonier, Tess Latham, Katherine Marie Trice, Zhenghan Qi
Project DOI Brain and Language
Metaphors we Learn to Sign by: Transfer Effects of Existing Eign Language Expertise on Meaning Assignment and Metaphor Inference in a Novel Sign Language
The Role of Mentalizing in Pragmatic Inference for Word Retention: An fMRI Study
A poster on the engagement of the mentalizing system during novel word learning between different sentenial contexts in adulthood.
Mar 27, 2026 12:00 AM Boston, MA
Katherine Trice, Zhenghan Qi
Project
The Role of Mentalizing in Pragmatic Inference for Word Retention: An fMRI Study
From Mapping to Memory: Autistic Adults’ Mentalizing System Activation during Word Learning and Memory Outcomes
A poster on autistic adults’ engagement of the mentalizing system during novel word learning and its connections to the memory system.
Mar 13, 2026 12:00 AM Boston, MA
Katherine Trice, Zhenghan Qi
Project
From Mapping to Memory: Autistic Adults’ Mentalizing System Activation during Word Learning and Memory Outcomes
Metaphors we Learn to Sign by: Transfer Effects of Existing Sign Language Expertise on Meaning Assignment and Metaphor Inference in a Novel Sign Language
A poster on the impact sign language experience on the implicit learning of novel sign meaning.
Nov 8, 2025 12:00 AM Boston,MA
Julia Hofweber, Katherine Trice, Tess Latham, Lizzie Aumonier, Zhenghan Qi
Project
Metaphors we Learn to Sign by: Transfer Effects of Existing Sign Language Expertise on Meaning Assignment and Metaphor Inference in a Novel Sign Language
The Roles of Written & Sign Language Experiences in Visual Statistical Learning
A poster on the relationship between statistical learning, sign language acquisition, and reading ability in Deaf adults.
Nov 7, 2025 12:00 AM Boston,MA
Katherine Trice, Julia Hofweber, Zhenghan Qi
PDF Project
The Roles of Written & Sign Language Experiences in Visual Statistical Learning
The Role of the Mentalizing System in Novel Word Memory Across Neurotypical and Autistic Adults: a Functional Connectivity Approach
A poster on the connections within the social-cognitive system and between it and the memory system during word learning in autistic and non-autistic adults.
Sep 12, 2025 12:00 AM Washington DC
Katherine Trice, Zhenghan Qi
Project
The Role of the Mentalizing System in Novel Word Memory Across Neurotypical and Autistic Adults: a Functional Connectivity Approach
From Encoding to Remembering: Pragmatic Inferences Reveal Distinct Routes of Word Learning in Autistic Children
Mentalizing skills—the capacity to attribute mental states—play critical roles in word learning during typical language development. In …
Katherine Marie Trice, Zhenghan Qi
Project DOI Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
From Encoding to Remembering: Pragmatic Inferences Reveal Distinct Routes of Word Learning in Autistic Children