Lillian May, University of British Columbia

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Who can speak that language? Eleven-month-old infants have language-dependent expectations regarding speaker ethnicity.
Developmental psychobiology · 2019 · first author
The specificity of the neural response to speech at birth.
Developmental science · 2018 · first author
Analyzing the resting state functional connectivity in the human language system using near infrared spectroscopy.
Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2013

All 4 publications

4 publications.

01

Who can speak that language? Eleven-month-old infants have language-dependent expectations regarding speaker ethnicity.

May L, Baron AS, Werker JF

Developmental psychobiology2019First author

DOI: 10.1002/dev.21851 PMID: 31012093

02

The specificity of the neural response to speech at birth.

May L, Gervain J, Carreiras M, Werker JF

Developmental science2018First author

DOI: 10.1111/desc.12564 PMID: 28503845

03

Analyzing the resting state functional connectivity in the human language system using near infrared spectroscopy.

Molavi B, May L, Gervain J, Carreiras M, Werker JF, Dumont GA

Frontiers in human neuroscience2013

DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00921 PMID: 24523685

04

Language and the newborn brain: does prenatal language experience shape the neonate neural response to speech?

May L, Byers-Heinlein K, Gervain J, Werker JF

Frontiers in psychology2011First author

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00222 PMID: 21960980

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor May, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Who can speak that language? Eleven-month-old infants have language-dependent expectations regarding speaker ethnicity." (2019), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]