Hyeonjeong Jeong
Professor
Introduction
Hyeonjeong Jeong is a professor in the Graduate School of International Cultural Studies at Tohoku University, Japan. She is also a member of the Department of Human Brain Science at the Institute of Development, Aging, and Cancer, Tohoku University. Her research focuses on the brain mechanisms of language processing and second language (L2) acquisition, utilizing a brain science approach. Specifically, she investigates linguistic factors in word and sentence processing, exploring the similarities and differences between first and second languages. Furthermore, she studies the role of context and environment in language learning, examines the neural basis of procedural and declarative memory systems for L2 acquisition, investigates the influence of nonverbal factors on language communication, and explores the relationship between language and emotion, among other diverse research topics. Her work has been published in reputable journals such as Human Brain Mapping, Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, Language Learning, Brain and Language, NeuroImage, and Neuropsychologia. In the 2016-2017 academic year, she served as a visiting scholar at the Brain, Language, and Computation Lab at Pennsylvania State University. Hyeonjeong Jeong is an associate editor of the Journal of Neurolinguistics and a member of the editorial board of Brain and Language.
Her team conducts interdisciplinary research and actively encourages collaborations with researchers in various fields such as linguistics, education, psychology, and cognitive neuroscience, both nationally and internationally. As a result, the lab welcomes students and researchers with a strong interest and background in experimental research.
Research Interests
Second language acquisition, Speech and Language Processing, Cognitive neuroscience, Functional Neuroimaging
Academic Background
2007 - PhD (Neurolinguistics), Tohoku University
2004 - MA (Neurolinguistics), Tohoku University
Major Publications
- Suzuki, Y†., Jeong, H†., Cui, H., Okamoto, K., Kawashima, R. & Sugiura, M. (2023). fMRI reveals the dynamic interface between explicit and implicit knowledge recruited during elicited imitation task. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 2(2), 100051. (†equal contribution)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmal.2023.100051 - Cui H, Jeong H*, Okamoto K, Takahashi D, Kawashima R, Sugiura M. (2021). Neural Correlates of Japanese Honorific Agreement Processing Mediated by Socio-pragmatic Factors: An fMRI Study. Journal of Neurolinguistics 62,101041. (*corresponding author)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroling.2021.101041 - Jeong H*, Li P, Suzuki W, Sugiura M, Kawashima R. (2021). Neural mechanisms of language learning from social contexts, Brain and Language, 212, 104874. (*corresponding author)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2020.104874 - Kajiura M, Jeong H*, Kawata NYS, Yu S, Kinoshita T, Kawashima R, Sugiura M. (2021) Brain activity predicts future learning success in intensive second language listening training Brain and Language, 212, 404839. (*corresponding author)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2020.104839 - Li, P., & Jeong, H. (2020). The social brain of language: Grounding second language learning in social interaction. npj Science of Learning 5(1)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-020-0068-7
Contact
jeong (add [at] + "tohoku.ac.jp")
Personal Website
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hyeonjeong-Jeong