Prof. Dr. Dieter Hillert

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietKognitive, systemische und Verhaltensneurobiologie,Allgemeine und Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaften, Experimentelle Linguistik, Typologie, Außereuropäische Sprachen
KeywordsBrain and Language, Evolution of Language
Auszeichnungen

2022: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), invited long-term (10 months)

2019: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), invited short-term (2 months)

2012: Texas A&M, International University, Research award

2007: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), invited short-term (3 months)

2005: Stein Institute for Research on Aging, Pilot research award

2004: Center for functional MRI, UC San Diego, Pilot research award

1994: Alexander of Humboldt Foundation, Feodor-Lynen fellowship

1989: Deutsche Bank, Conference Travel Grants

1986: Post-doctoral fellowship, German Research Foundation (DFG)

1982: German Academic Exchange Program (DAAD), University of Lisbon

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtSan Diego
Universität/InstitutionSan Diego State University
Institut/AbteilungCollege of Health and Human Services

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Allen I. SelverstonCenter for Research in Language, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
Prof. Dr. Elizabeth BatesCenter for Research in Language, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
Prof. Dr. Allen I. SelverstonDepartment of Psychology, 0109, A Center for the Study of Brain and Cognition, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
Prof. Dr. David A. SwinneyDepartment of Psychology, 0109, A Center for the Study of Brain and Cognition, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.04.1994

Programm(e)

1993Feodor Lynen-Forschungsstipendien-Programm

Publikationen (Auswahl)

2026Dieter Hillert: The Birth of Language. Routledge, 2026
2023Hillert, Dieter G.: On how “early syntax” came about. In: Frontiers Language Science, 2, 2023,
2023Hillert, Dieter G. & Fujita, Koji: Pragmatic Grammar in Genus Homo. In: Biolinguistics, 17, 2023,
2022Hillert, Dieter G.: Incremental evolution of syntax: From ‘bigrams’ to ‘branching’. The Evolution of Language. Proceedings of the Joint Conference on Language Evolution. JCoLE, 2022. 285-293
2021Hillert, D.: How did language evolve in the lineage of higher primates? . In: Lingua, 264, 2021,
2017Hillert, Dieter: Die Natur der Sprache. Evolution, Paradigmen & Schaltkreise. Springer, 2017
2017Hillert, D. (ed.): Language Evolution. On the Origin of Lexical and Syntactic Structures.. Elsevier, 2017
2017Hillert, D.: The Beginning of the Human Language Story. In: Journal of Neurolinguistics, 43, 2017, 75-77.
2016Hillert, D.: Neurobiology of Language. In: K. Shackelford & V.A. Weekes-Shackelford, Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer, 2016.
2016Hillert, D. G.: Nimm’s nicht so wörtlich. In: S. Ayan, Rätsel Mensch - Expeditionen im Grenzbereich von Philosophie und Hirnforschung. Springer Nature, 2016. 55-66
2015Hillert, D. & Nakano, Y. Bilingual sentence processing in late L2 learners. In: R.R. Heredia, J. Altarriba, & A.B. Cieslicka, Methods in Bilingual Reading Comprehension Research. Springer, 2015.
2015Hillert, D.: On the Evolving Biology of Language. In: Frontiers in Psychology, 6, 2015,
2014Hillert, Dieter: The Nature of Language. Evolution, Paradigms and Circuits. Springer, 2014
2013Chapman, W.W., Hillert, D., Velupillai, S. et al. Extending the NegEx Lexicon for Multiple Languages. In: Studies in health technology and informatics , 2013, 677-681
2010Olichney, J.M., Taylor, J.R., Hillert, D.G. et al. Cross-modal fMRI word repetition effects in the elderly depend on congruity and memory. In: Neurobiology of Aging, 2010, 1875-90
2009Nakano, Y. & Hillert, D.G. Re- and De-Activation of Fillers in Japanese Scrambling Constructions. Proceedings CUNY UC Davis. CUNY, 2009.
2009Hillert, D.G. & Buracas, G.T. The Neural Substrates of Spoken Idiom Comprehension. In: Language and Cognitive Processes, 2009, 1370-1391
2008Hillert, D.G.: On Idioms: Cornerstones of a Neurological Model of Language Processing. In: Journal of Cognitive Science , 2008, 193-233
2004Olichney, J.M. & Hillert, D.G. (2004).: Clinical Application of Cognitive Event-Related Potentials (ERPs) in Alzheimer’s Disease. In: Physical Medical Rehabilitation Clinical North America, 15, 2004, 205-233
2004Olichney, J.M., Hillert, D.G., Salmon, D., Morris, S., Gatherwright, J., Iragui, V.J., & Kutas, M. FMRI word repetition effects depend on semantic congruity and declarative memory. Proceedings Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. Society for Neuroscience, 2004.
2004Hillert, D.G.: Spared Idiom Comprehension in Aphasia: A Single-Case Approach. In: Brain and Language, 89, 2004, 207-215
2002Olichney, J.M., Riggins, B.R., Hillert, D.G., Novacki, R., Kutas, M., & .J. Iraqui. Reduced Sensitivity of the N400 and Late Positive Component to Semantic Congruity and Word Repetition in Left Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. In: Clinical Electroencephalography, 33, 2002, 111-118
1998Hillert, Dieter (ed.): Syntax and Semantics 31, Sentence Processing: A Cross-linguistic Perspective. Academic Press, 1998
1994Hillert, D. (ed.): Linguistics and Cognitive Neuroscience: Theoretical and Empirical Studies on Language Disorders. . Westdeutscher Verlag, 1994
1990Hillert, Dieter: Sprachprozesse und Wissensstrukturen. Westdeutscher Verlag, 1990
1987Hillert, Dieter: Zur mentalen Repräsentation von Wortbedeutungen. Narr Verlag, 1987