Paula Tallal is a Rutgers Board of Governors Professor of Neuroscience

Neuroscience

Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system. Traditionally, neuroscience has been seen as a branch of biology. However, it is currently an interdisciplinary science that collaborates with other fields such as chemistry, computer science, engineering, linguistics, mathematics,...

 and co-director of the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience (CMBN) at Rutgers University

Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...

 in Newark, New Jersey

Newark, New Jersey

Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...

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Tallal is a participant on scientific advisory boards and government committees for both learning disabilities and developmental language disorders.

Research

In 1996, Tallal co-founded the Scientific Learning Corporation, the producer of the educational software Fast ForWord

Fast ForWord

Fast ForWord is a family of educational software products intended to enhance cognitive skills of children, especially focused on developing "phonological awareness" . It is marketed as a therapy for strengthening the skills of memory, attention, processing rate, and sequencing for children...

. Considered an expert in phonological processing, her research into dyslexia and other word encoding disorders has led to the publication of over 150 papers on the topic of language and learning.

Awards

- Co-Director Education and Outreach, Temporal Dynamic of Learning Center, National Science Foundation, 2006–2008

- Co-Principal Investigator, Santa Fe Institute Consortium, "Increasing Human Potential Initiative," 2002-2005

- Presidential Symposium Speaker, Society for Neuroscience

- Women of Influence Award, NJBIZ, 2003

- Board of Governors Professor of Neuroscience Award, 2000

Resources

Rutgers Women in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics

External links

• Interview with Paula Tallal on neuroscience, phonology and reading: the oral to written language continuum