News Express: UM establishes Greater Bay Language Circle
新聞快訊：澳大成立粵港澳大灣區語言研究聯盟
澳大成立粵港澳大灣區語言研究聯盟並舉行首次會議
UM establishes the Greater Bay Language Circle and holds its inaugural meeting
澳大成立粵港澳大灣區語言研究聯盟
為了推動粵港澳大灣區神經科學、神經語言學及心理語言學研究，澳門大學協同創新研究院成立粵港澳大灣區語言研究聯盟並舉行首次會議，匯聚40多名大灣區的腦與語言研究專家，分享從語言處理的神經相關性到雙語的認知機制等領域的前沿研究。
澳大協同創新研究院認知與腦科學研究中心教授Andriy Myachykov在會上表示，聯盟為整個大灣區語言科學領域的跨學科合作建立了一個關鍵平台，透過匯集神經語言學、心理語言學、認知神經科學等領域的專家學者，希望能夠致力回應多語言環境下面臨的複雜科學問題。香港理工大學人文學院院長李平表示，聯盟匯集大灣區各大學研究人員，期望推動國際語言科學的發展。會議期間，與會人員討論了在大灣區獨特的多語言環境中，使用fMRI、EEG、MEG等方法進行語言處理研究的潛在合作。
聯盟的成員包括澳門大學、香港中文大學、香港科技大學、香港城市大學、香港理工大學、香港浸會大學。聯盟成立後將追求多個戰略目標，包括通過共享神經影像數據、實驗範式和語言處理的計算模型來促進研究交流；支持大型神經語言學研究的聯合項目開發和資助申請；通過跨機構培訓先進的神經科學方法來增強學生培訓機會；創建一個合作空間，以集思廣益創新方法來研究腦和語言認知相關問題；尋求機構支持學術活動，包括舉行新興神經技術的研討會和邀請國際語言神經科學專家進行訪問。
聯盟的願景不僅包括基礎研究，還有語言教育提升、神經認知康復、保護地區豐富的語言遺產，並支持兒童、成人和臨床群體的多語言發展的應用。聯盟致力將大灣區打造成全球腦科學和神經語言學研究中心，充分利用地區豐富的語言多樣性，將其作為研究語言與認知的理想自然實驗室。
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UM establishes Greater Bay Language Circle
To advance research in neuroscience, neurolinguistics, and psycholinguistics in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the Institute of Collaborative Innovation (ICI) of the University of Macau (UM) established the Greater Bay Language Circle (GBLC) and held its inaugural meeting. The meeting brought together over 40 brain and language researchers from the region to present cutting-edge research in areas ranging from the neural correlates of language processing to the cognitive mechanisms of bilingualism.
Speaking at the meeting, Andriy Myachykov, professor in the Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences of UM ICI, said that GBLC creates an important platform for interdisciplinary collaboration in language sciences in the Greater Bay Area. By bringing together experts in neurolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and cognitive neuroscience, the consortium aims to address the complex scientific questions raised by multilingual environments. Li Ping, dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, expressed hope that GBLC will promote the development of international language sciences by bringing together researchers from different universities in the Greater Bay Area. During the meeting, attendees discussed potential collaboration in language processing research using methods such as fMRI, EEG, and MEG in the unique multilingual context of the region.
Members of GBLC include UM, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, City University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Hong Kong Baptist University. The consortium will pursue several strategic objectives, including facilitating research exchanges through the sharing of neuroimaging data, experimental paradigms, and computational models of language processing; supporting the development and grant application of collaborative projects in large-scale neurolinguistic research; increasing opportunities for students to receive cross-institutional training in advanced neuroscientific methods; creating a collaborative space to brainstorm innovative approaches to the study of brain and language cognition; and seeking institutional support for academic activities such as seminars on emerging neurotechnologies and visits by international experts in language neuroscience.
The vision of GBLC extends beyond basic research to include the enhancement of language education, neurocognitive rehabilitation, and the preservation of the region’s rich linguistic heritage, as well as the promotion of multilingual development in children, adults, and clinical populations. The consortium is committed to establishing the Greater Bay Area as a global hub for brain science and neurolinguistic research, leveraging the area’s linguistic diversity as a natural laboratory for the study of language and cognition.
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https://www.um.edu.mo/news-and-press-releases/press-release/detail/60815/