Prof. Dr. Arturo Hernandez

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsGeneral and Comparative Linguistics, Experimental Linguistics, Typology, Non-European Languages,Developmental and Educational Psychology,Clinical Neurology; Neurosurgery and Neuroradiology
Keywordsbilingualism, cognitive control, individual differences, brain imaging

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityHouston
InstitutionUniversity of Houston (UH)
InstituteDepartment of Psychology

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. med. Arno VillringerKlinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Christian FiebachInstitut für Psychologie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main
Start of initial sponsorship01/06/2007

Programme(s)

2007Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme
2014Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Hernandez is a leading cognitive neuroscientist who specializes on bilingualism. He has made important contributions to the understanding of the neural bases of bilingualism using a variety of methods including functional magnetic resonance imaging and near-infrared spectroscopy. In Germany, Professor Hernandez intends to further investigate how bilingualism influences other cognitive functions and how this may be influenced by genotypic differences.