JuniorLab

The BCBL JuniorLab is a laboratory for the scientific study of neurocognitive processes related to language established in Vitoria, in cooperation with the Carmelitas Sagrado Corazón School.

In 2011 the BCBL installed this permanent laboratory at the Carmelitas school in Vitoria, so that students at the school can participate in language-related neuroscientific research.

Equipment and facilities

The BCBL JuniorLab has become a leading center for studying cognitive mechanisms in children and adolescents. The testing rooms are equipped for behavioral techniques, with portable eye-tracking and EEG systems installed based on specific research needs.

The behavioral systems make use of touchscreens to measure response times to visual or auditory stimuli. The eye-tracking device records gaze paths during reading or visual inspection of images presented on a screen. EEG systems provide electrophysiological recordings of neural electrical activity at the scalp and measure electrical potentials related to responses to visual or auditory stimuli.

Research objectives

Some of our objectives are to answer questions such as the following:

• What is the best method for learning how to read?
• How do individual differences affect learning?
• How many languages should our children learn?
• When do children best learn languages?