A new open-access course on kinematic analysis by @shariceclough.bsky.social and colleagues at the MPI for Psycholinguistics introduces multimodal language researchers to motion tracking and coding.
Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... & data on GitHub: github.com/Multimodal-L...

Cortico-striatal network architecture shapes rhythmic biases in music. New paper by Massimo Lumaca & al. with @andrearavignani.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhag091

Decoding the Time Course of Intonation Planning. New paper by @helinerden.bsky.social, Yiya Chen, Antje Meyer, & @stan-vd-burght.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1016/j.co...

Grounding Gaze: An Interactive Pipeline for Automatic Gaze Annotation. New paper by Mounika Kanakanti, Ferdinand Paar, @asliozyurek.bsky.social and @chinmayamishra.bsky.social
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

Social bilingual language use is associated with neural efficiency in inhibitory control: Evidence from ERPs. New paper by Megan Nakamura & al. with Sergio Miguel Pereira-Soares
doi.org/10.1017/S136672892610176X

When language comes too late: Developmental implications of delayed sign language exposure. New paper by @dilaykaradoller.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/cdpers/aadag021

Seeing hand gestures’ early beginnings improves predictions of upcoming utterance meaning. New paper by @marlijnterbekke.bsky.social & al. with @lindadrijvers.bsky.social , @judithholler.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0163853X.2026.2729660

Koen de Reus has been nominated for the Quest Science Award for his PhD research on seal communication at MPI for Psycholinguistics/Radboud University. His work shows seals are capable of vocal learning, revealing deeper evolutionary roots for conversation. Support by voting: Quest.nl/lintjesregen

A new study published in Nature Human Behaviour shows that genetic associations with social behaviour are heterogeneous. This can be partly explained by context (social domain, age, the person reporting the behaviour).
www.mpi.nl/news/social-context-matters-when-studying-genetics-social-behaviour

The role of space and body in referent distinction strategies: A cross‐cultural comparison. New paper by Danielle Naegeli & al.
doi.org/10.1111/cogs.70260

What bilingualism demands: The case for genuine integration across linguistics, neuroscience, and cognitive psychology. New paper by Jason Rothman & al. With Sergio Miguel Pereira Soares
doi.org/10.1075/lab.26033.rot

Genome-wide analysis of social behaviour across social domains, reporters and developmental stages: A meta-regression approach. New paper by @luciadehoyos.bsky.social & al. with several authors from our institute
doi.org/10.1038/s41562-026-02551-z

A new study shows that gestures can make grammatical processing easier. Using EEG, the researchers found that gestures provide an early cue to negation in Turkish. The study offers the first neurocognitive evidence that grammar is not processed through speech alone. www.mpi.nl/news/gesture...

Multimodal integration supports neural processing of grammatical negation. New paper by Hatice Zora, Peter Hagoort & @asliozyurek.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2605004123

The role of high-amplitude bursts of high-gamma activity in naturalistic speech and music listening. New paper by Matteo Neri & al. with Noémie te Rietmolen.
doi.org/10.1162/IMAG.a.1348

What bodies remember: Dance affect, and the Dutch colonial past. New paper by Liedeke Plate & al. with Vicky J. Fisher
doi.org/10.1177/1357034X261480069

Pros and cons of sociality across ecological niches: a swarm robotics approach. New paper by Roman Miletitch & all. With @limorraviv.bsky.social doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1872416

We are inviting expressions of interest from early career researchers who wish to apply to the current open topic call for @maxplanck.de Research Group Leaders at MPI for Psycholinguistics and an Assistant Professor position at Radboud University.

Deadline is 16 Sep 2026: www.mpi.nl/career-educa...

Rejoinder: Little common ground on common ground. New paper by Stephen C. Levinson
doi.org/10.1515/tl-2026-3013

To include or not to include? A prescription from the pharmacy on how to use active learning-assisted screening in systematic reviews. New paper by Rinus Verdonschot & al. doi.org/10.1186/s13643-026-03185-y