Dr. Ullman’s research and teaching focus on cognitive neuroscience, a field that tries to understand how the brain supports cognition. He received his BA from Harvard University in Computer Science, and his PhD from MIT in Brain and Cognitive Sciences. Dr. Ullman is Professor in the Department of Neuroscience, with secondary appointments in Neurology, Psychology and Linguistics, and is Director of the Brain and Language Lab (brainlang.georgetown.edu). The lab mainly investigates the neural and computational bases of language, and the dependence of language on learning and memory systems in the brain. The lab also examines the neurocognition of math, music, and reading. Dr. Ullman and his collaborators investigate both first and second language/bilingualism and other aspects of cognition in typical children and adults, as well as in healthy aging, and in a variety of neurodevelopmental disorders (mainly dyslexia, autism, specific language impairment, and Tourette syndrome) and age-related disorders (mainly Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s diseases, and aphasia). The lab uses a variety of behavioral, electrophysiological (EEG/ERPs) and neuroimaging ((f)MRI) techniques, as well as meta-analytic approaches. Dr. Ullman and colleagues also investigate the neurocognition of group and individual differences in language, memory, and other aspects of cognition (eg, sex differences, handedness, and genetic variability). Dr. Ullman teaches undergraduate, masters, medical, and PhD students.
For more information on research, publications, and teaching, see the website of the Brain and Language Lab, brainlang.georgetown.edu
Academic Appointment(s)
- Primary
- Professor, SOM - Neuroscience
- Secondary
- Professor, SOM - Neurology