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Niels O. Schiller

Niels O. Schiller

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Psychology

D-Index
49
Citations
7787
World Ranking
5756
National Ranking
274

Overview

Niels O. Schiller is affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Neuroscience, with a focus on Cognitive Neuroscience and Developmental and Educational Psychology. Their work also includes areas related to Language and Linguistics, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Artificial Intelligence.

Their research topics encompass multiple key areas:

  • Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
  • Reading and Literacy Development
  • Second Language Acquisition and Learning
  • Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
  • Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
  • Phonetics and Phonology Research
  • Language Development and Disorders

Niels O. Schiller has published extensively in several academic venues, with frequent publications in:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Bilingualism Language and Cognition
  • Neuroscience
  • Brain and Language
  • Frontiers in Psychology

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Dual Function of Primary Somatosensory Cortex in Cognitive Control of Language: Evidence from Resting State fMRI," 2020, Neuroscience
  • "Cross-linguistic interference in late language learners: An ERP study," 2021, Brain and Language
  • "Classifiers in Mandarin Chinese: Behavioral and electrophysiological evidence regarding their representation and processing," 2021, Brain and Language
  • "(Not so) Great Expectations: Listening to Foreign-Accented Speech Reduces the Brain's Anticipatory Processes," 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Noun-phrase production as a window to language selection: An ERP study," 2021, Neuropsychologia

Throughout their career, Niels O. Schiller has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Leticia Pablos
  • Fatemeh Tabassi Mofrad
  • Sarah Von Grebmer Zu Wolfsthurn
  • Rinus G. Verdonschot
  • Jurriaan Witteman

Their academic contributions demonstrate a cross-disciplinary approach, integrating cognitive neuroscience methods such as electrophysiology and neuroimaging techniques to investigate language processing, bilingualism, and cognitive control mechanisms. The combination of experimental, behavioral, and neurobiological perspectives is evident throughout their body of work.

Best Publications

  • Bilingual language control: An event-related brain potential study

    Ingrid K. Christoffels;Christine Firk;Niels O. Schiller

  • The Acquisition of Syllable Types

    Clara C. Levelt;Niels O. Schiller;Willem J. M. Levelt

  • Effects of syllable frequency in speech production.

    Joana Cholin;Willem J. M. Levelt;Niels O. Schiller

  • Neural correlates of verbal feedback processing: an fMRI study employing overt speech.

    Ingrid K. Christoffels;Elia Formisano;Niels O. Schiller

  • Grammatical feature selection in noun phrase production: Evidence from German and Dutch

    Niels O. Schiller;Alfonso Caramazza

  • The use of electroencephalography in language production research: a review.

    Lesya Y. Ganushchak;Ingrid K. Christoffels;Niels O. Schiller

  • Dissociating neural correlates for nouns and verbs

    Kevin A. Shapiro;Felix M. Mottaghy;Niels O. Schiller;Thorsten D. Poeppel

  • The preparation of syllables in speech production

    Joana Cholin;Niels O. Schiller;Willem J. M. Levelt

  • The effect of visually masked syllable primes on the naming latencies of words and pictures

    Niels O. Schiller

  • Phonetics and phonology in language comprehension and production. Differences and similarities

    Niels Olaf Schiller;Antje Meyer

  • Morphological priming in overt language production: electrophysiological evidence from Dutch.

    Dirk Koester;Niels O. Schiller

  • Single word production in english: the role of subsyllabic units during phonological encoding.

    Niels O. Schiller

  • The nature of hemispheric specialization for linguistic and emotional prosodic perception: a meta-analysis of the lesion literature.

    Jurriaan Witteman;Marinus H. van IJzendoorn;Marinus H. van IJzendoorn;Daan van de Velde;Vincent J.J.P. van Heuven

  • Motivation and semantic context affect brain error-monitoring activity: an event-related brain potentials study.

    Lesya Y. Ganushchak;Niels O. Schiller

  • Speaking of Which: Dissecting the Neurocognitive Network of Language Production in Picture Naming

    Teresa Schuhmann;Niels O. Schiller;Rainer Goebel;Alexander Thomas Sack

  • Hearing feelings: A quantitative meta-analysis on the neuroimaging literature of emotional prosody perception.

    Jurriaan Witteman;Vincent J.P. Van Heuven;Niels O. Schiller

  • A Comparison of Lexeme and Speech Syllables in Dutch

    Niels O. Schiller;Antje S. Meyer;R. Harald Baayen;Willem J. M. Levelt

  • The Onset Effect in Word Naming.

    Niels O. Schiller

  • Preface to [the Oxford Handbook of Neurolinguistics]

    G.I. de Zubicaray;N.O. Schiller

  • The temporal characteristics of functional activation in Broca's area during overt picture naming

    Teresa Schuhmann;Niels O. Schiller;Niels O. Schiller;Rainer Goebel;Alexander T. Sack

  • The Selection of Grammatical Features in Word Production: The Case of Plural Nouns in German☆

    Niels O. Schiller;Alfonso Caramazza

  • Motivation and semantic context affect brain error-monitoring activity

    Lesya Ganushchak;Niels Schiller

  • The frame/content theory of evolution of speech production. Commentaries. Author's reply

    P. F. Macneilage;J. H. Abbs;R. Depaul;C. Abry

Frequent Co-Authors

Willem J. M. Levelt
Willem J. M. Levelt Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
Alfonso Caramazza
Alfonso Caramazza Harvard University
Albert Costa
Albert Costa Pompeu Fabra University
Lydia Krabbendam
Lydia Krabbendam Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Angela D. Friederici
Angela D. Friederici Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Katrin Amunts
Katrin Amunts Forschungszentrum Jülich
André Aleman
André Aleman University Medical Center Groningen
Lyndsey Nickels
Lyndsey Nickels Macquarie University
Wiesje M. van der Flier
Wiesje M. van der Flier Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg
Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg ISPA - University Institute of Psychological, Social and Life Sciences

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