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Matias Fernandez-Duque

@matiasfduque.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Fellow at Northwestern University Studying bilingualism and higher-order cognition 🇦🇷

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Matias Fernandez-Duque @matiasfduque.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🚨 New open access publication with @ashcfy.bsky.social and Viorica Marian! In our study, we examined the relationship between bilingualism and creativity, focusing on the effects of language proficiency and dominance on divergent thinking. doi.org/10.1002/jocb...
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Language Experience Shapes Creative Idea Generation
Bilinguals often outperform monolinguals on creative tasks, suggesting a positive link between bilingualism and creativity. However, the inconsistent definitions of both bilingualism and creativity h...
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Matt Goldrick @mattgoldrick.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Come join us! Northwestern Linguistics is hiring a lab manager -- perfect for a recent graduate who's interested in contributing to a vibrant interdisciplinary research community. Position is open immediately! careers.northwestern.edu/psp/hrnu_er/...
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Dorsa Amir @dorsaamir.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
I will never forgive AI for taking the em-dash away from me. I was — gratuitously — using it first!
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Cognitive Science Society @cogscisociety.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Huge congratulations to Matthew Goldrick @mattgoldrick.bsky.social, recipient of the 2026 Jeffrey L. Elman Prize for Scientific Achievement and Community Building! This honor will be celebrated at #CogSci2026 with a dedicated symposium. Visit cognitivesciencesociety.org/elman-prize/ to learn more
Portrait of a smiling man wearing a blue shirt on a dark teal background. To the right, text reads: “Congratulations to Matthew Goldrick, Northwestern University. Winner of the 2026 Jeffrey L. Elman Prize for Scientific Achievement and Community Building.”
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Matias Fernandez-Duque @matiasfduque.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Our chapter "Language-Dependent Memory in Bilingualism" is now published in The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics! Excited to contribute to such a comprehensive collection of topics. doi.org/10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal20345 Full text here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Matias Fernandez-Duque @matiasfduque.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
We are headed to Denver for #psynom25! Stop by our posters to hear about our eye-tracking+EEG, different thinking, and bilingualism research! @csotog.bsky.social @psychonomicsociety.bsky.social
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Matt Goldrick @mattgoldrick.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
🚨Postdoctoral fellowship in corpus phonetics / data science for speech with me and Ann Bradlow. Position is open immediately. Apply now! 🚨 Details: faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu/matt-goldric...
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Matias Fernandez-Duque @matiasfduque.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
We are headed to New Haven this week for the APA's Division 10 (Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts) annual conference! Stop by to hear about our research on bilingualism and divergent thinking!
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Roger Beaty @roger-beaty.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Meta-analysis of 39 studies (N=4,917) confirms the bilingual creativity advantage, finding bilinguals are modestly more creative than monolinguals (r=.18) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Are Bilinguals More Creative Than Monolinguals? A Meta‐Analysis
This study synthesizes quantitative research on the relationship between creativity and bilingualism. Extant literature underlines the role of developmental, cognitive, and socio-cultural factors to ...
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Matias Fernandez-Duque @matiasfduque.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Our lab is headed to New York City this week for #Psychonomics! Check out our lab’s work on #language, #soundsymbolism, #bilingualism, and #divergentthinking. #psynom24
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