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Lera Boroditsky

Assistant Professor
Primary Area: 
Office Location: 
Jordan Hall, Building 420 Room 300
Office phone: 
(650) 724-8630
Phone: 
(650) 724-8630
Fax: 
(650) 725-5699
Admin. Assistant: 
Danoyan, Tamara

Research Summary

Relationships between mind, world and language. Mental representation, metaphoric structuring, conceptual development, conceptual change. Acquisition of language and meaning. Cross-linguistic similarities and differences in thought. Interrelationships between language, cognition, and perception. Methods include behavioral, developmental, and neuroscience approaches.

Education

Ph.D. Psychology, Stanford University, 2001