2025
Chair: Jonathan Peelle, Northeastern University
Treasurer: Francesca Branzi, University of Liverpool
Secretary: Simona Mancini, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain, and Language
Program Committee Chair: Katrien Segaert, University of Birmingham
Student/Postdoc Rep: Xin Sun, University of British Columbia
Chair-Elect: Beth Jefferies, University of York
Treasurer-Elect: Tyler Perrachione, Boston University
Secretary-Elect: Nai Ding, Zhejiang University
Program Committee Chair-Elect: Valentina Borghesani, Université de Genève
Past Chair: Sophie Scott, University College London
Past Treasurer: Eva Gutierrez-Sigut, University of Essex
Past Secretary: Daniela Sammler, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Frankfurt/Main
Past Program Committee Chair: William Matchin, University of South Carolina
2024
Chair: Sophie Scott, University College London
Treasurer: Eva Gutierrez-Sigut, University of Essex
Secretary: Daniela Sammler, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Frankfurt/Main
Program Committee Chair: William Matchin, University of South Carolina
Student/Postdoc Rep: Xin Sun, University of British Columbia
Chair-Elect: Jonathan Peelle, Northeastern University
Treasurer-Elect: Francesca Branzi, University of Liverpool
Secretary-Elect: Simona Mancini, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain, and Language
Program Committee Chair-Elect: Katrien Segaert, University of Birmingham
Past Chair: Liina Pylkkänen, New York University
Past Treasurer: Andrea E. Martin, Radboud University
Past Secretary: Yanchao Bi, Beijing Normal University
Past Program Committee Chair: Stephen M. Wilson, University of Queensland
2023
Chair: Liina Pylkkänen, New York University
Treasurer: Andrea E. Martin, Radboud University
Secretary: Yanchao Bi, Beijing Normal University
Program Committee Chair: Stephen M. Wilson, University of Queensland
Student/Postdoc Representative: Suhail Matar, New York University
Publication Officer: Matt Davis, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge
Chair-Elect: Sophie Scott, University College London
Treasurer-Elect: Eva Gutierrez-Sigut, University of Essex
Secretary-Elect: Daniela Sammler, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Frankfurt/Main
Program Committee Chair-Elect: William Matchin, University of South Carolina
Past Chair: Sharon Thompson-Schill, University of Pennsylvania
Past Treasurer: Ingrid Johnsrude, University of Western Ontario
Past Secretary: Patrick Wong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Past Program Committee Chair: Michele T. Diaz, The Pennsylvania State University
2022
Chair: Sharon Thompson-Schill, University of Pennsylvania
Treasurer: Ingrid Johnsrude, University of Western Ontario
Secretary: Patrick Wong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Program Committee Chair: Michele T. Diaz, The Pennsylvania State University
Student/Postdoc Representative: Suhail Matar, New York University
Publication Officer: Matt Davis, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge
Chair-Elect: Liina Pylkkänen, New York University
Treasurer-Elect: Andrea E. Martin, Radboud University
Secretary-Elect: Yanchao Bi, Beijing Normal University
Program Committee Chair-Elect: Stephen M. Wilson, Vanderbilt University
Past Chair: Matt Lambon Ralph, University of Cambridge
Past Treasurer: Tamara Swaab, University of California, Davis
Past Secretary: Evelina (Ev) Fedorenko, MIT
Past Program Committee Chair: Carolyn McGettigan, University College London
Past Student/Postdoc Representative: Esti Blanco-Elorrieta, Harvard University
2021
Chair: Matt Lambon Ralph, University of Cambridge
Treasurer: Tamara Swaab, University of California, Davis
Secretary: Evelina (Ev) Fedorenko, MIT
Program Committee Chair: Carolyn McGettigan, University College London
Student/Postdoc Representative: Esti Blanco-Elorrieta, Harvard University
Publication Officer: Matt Davis, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge
Chair-Elect: Sharon Thompson-Schill, University of Pennsylvania
Treasurer-Elect: Ingrid Johnsrude, University of Western Ontario
Secretary-Elect: Patrick Wong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Program Committee Chair-Elect: Michele T. Diaz, The Pennsylvania State University
Past Chair: Sonja Kotz, Maastricht University
Past Treasurer: Seana Coulson, University of California, San Diego
Past Secretary: Jamie Reilly, Temple University
Past Program Committee Chair: Emily Myers, University of Connecticut
2020
Chair: Sonja Kotz, Maastricht University
Treasurer: Seana Coulson, University of California, San Diego
Secretary: Jamie Reilly, Temple University
Program Committee Chair: Emily Myers, University of Connecticut
Student/Postdoc Representative: Esti Blanco-Elorrieta, New York University and Harvard University
2020 Publication Officer: Matt Davis, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge
Chair-Elect: Matt Lambon Ralph, University of Cambridge
Treasurer-Elect: Tamara Swaab, University of California, Davis
Secretary-Elect: Evelina (Ev) Fedorenko, MIT
Program Committee Chair-Elect: Carolyn McGettigan, University College London
Past Chair: Manuel Carreiras, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL)
Past Treasurer: Mairéad MacSweeney, University College London
Past Secretary: Brenda Rapp, Johns Hopkins University
Past Program Committee Chair: Marina Bedny, Johns Hopkins University
2019
Chair: Manuel Carreiras, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL)
Treasurer: Mairéad MacSweeney, University College London
Secretary: Brenda Rapp, Johns Hopkins University
Program Committee Chair: Marina Bedny, Johns Hopkins University
Student/Postdoc Representative: Angela Grant, Missouri Western State University
Chair-Elect: Sonja Kotz, Maastricht University
Treasurer-Elect: Seana Coulson, University of California, San Diego
Secretary-Elect: Jamie Reilly, Temple University
Program Committee Chair-Elect: Emily Myers, University of Connecticut
Past Chair: Karen Emmorey, San Diego State University
Past Treasurer: James Magnuson, University of Connecticut
Past Secretary: Clara D. Martin, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL)
Past Program Committee Chair: Michal Ben-Shachar, Bar Ilan University
2018
Chair: Karen Emmorey, San Diego State University, USA
Treasurer: James Magnuson, University of Connecticut, USA
Secretary: Clara D. Martin, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL), Spain
Program Committee Chair: Michal Ben-Shachar, Bar Ilan University, Israel
Student/Postdoc Representative: Angela Grant, Concordia University
Chair-Elect: Manuel Carreiras, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL)
Treasurer-Elect: Mairéad MacSweeney, University College London
Secretary-Elect: Brenda Rapp, Johns Hopkins University
Program Committee Chair-Elect: Marina Bedny, Johns Hopkins University
Past Chair: Lorraine K. Tyler, University of Cambridge, UK
Past Treasurer: Patti Adank, University College London, UK
Past Secretary: Matt Davis, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, UK
Past Meeting Liaison: David Corina, University of California, Davis, USA
2017
Chair: Lorraine K. Tyler, University of Cambridge, UK
Treasurer: Patti Adank, University College London, UK
Secretary: Matt Davis, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, UK
Meeting Liaison: David Corina, University of California, Davis, USA
Chair-Elect: Karen Emmorey, San Diego State University, USA
Treasurer-Elect: James Magnuson, University of Connecticut, USA
Secretary-Elect: Clara D. Martin, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL), Spain
Program Committee Chair-Elect: Michal Ben-Shachar, Bar Ilan University, Israel
Past Chair: Greig de Zubicaray, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Past Treasurer: Ina Bornkessel-Schlesewsky, University of South Australia
Past Secretary: Liina Pylkkänen, New York University, USA
Past Meeting Liaison: Jonathan Peelle, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
2016
Chair: Greig de Zubicaray, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Treasurer: Ina Bornkessel-Schlesewsky, University of South Australia
Secretary: Liina Pylkkänen, New York University, USA
Meeting Liaison: Jonathan Peelle, Washington University in St. Louis. USA
Chair-Elect: Lorraine K. Tyler, University of Cambridge, UK
Treasurer-Elect: Patti Adank, University College London, UK
Secretary-Elect: Matt Davis, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, UK
Meeting Liaison-Elect: David Corina, University of California, Davis, USA
Past Chair: Nina Dronkers, VA Northern California Health Care System, USA
Past Treasurer: Pascale Tremblay, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Past Secretary: Gina Kuperberg, Tufts University and Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
Past Meeting Liaison: Sonja Kotz, University of Manchester, UK, and Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
2015
Chair: Nina Dronkers, VA Northern California Health Care System, USA
Treasurer: Pascale Tremblay, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Secretary: Gina Kuperberg, Tufts University and Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
Meeting Liaison: Sonja Kotz, University of Manchester, UK, and Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
Chair-Elect: Greig de Zubicaray, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Treasurer-Elect: Ina Bornkessel-Schlesewsky, University of South Australia
Secretary-Elect: Liina Pylkkänen, New York University, USA
Meeting Liaison-Elect: Jonathan Peelle, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Past Chair: Peter Hagoort, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Netherlands
Past Treasurer: Fred Dick, Birkbeck/UCL Centre for NeuroImaging & Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK
Past Secretary: Kate Watkins, University of Oxford, UK
Past Meeting Liaison: Heather Bortfeld, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT & Haskins Laboratories, USA
2014
Chair: Peter Hagoort, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Netherlands
Treasurer: Fred Dick, Birkbeck/UCL Centre for NeuroImaging & Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK
Secretary: Kate Watkins, University of Oxford, UK
Meeting Liaison: Heather Bortfeld, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT & Haskins Laboratories, USA
Chair-Elect: Nina Dronkers, VA Northern California Health Care System, USA
Treasurer-Elect: Pascale Tremblay, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Secretary-Elect: Gina Kuperberg, Tufts University and Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
Meeting Liaison-Elect: Sonja Kotz, University of Manchester, UK, and Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
Past Chair: Jeffrey Binder, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA
Past Treasurer: Sharon Thompson-Schill, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Past Secretary: Joe Devlin, University College London, UK
Past Meeting Liaison: Ellen Lau, Massachusetts General Hospital and Tufts University, USA
2013
Chair: Jeffrey Binder, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA
Treasurer: Sharon Thompson-Schill, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Secretary: Joe Devlin, University College London, UK
Meeting Liaison: Ellen Lau, Massachusetts General Hospital and Tufts University, USA
Chair-Elect: Peter Hagoort, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Netherlands
Treasurer-Elect: Fred Dick, Birkbeck/UCL Centre for NeuroImaging & Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK
Secretary-Elect: Kate Watkins, University of Oxford, UK
Meeting Liaison-Elect: Heather Bortfeld, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT & Haskins Laboratories, USA
Past Chair: Marta Kutas, The University of California, San Diego, USA
Past Treasurer: Vincent Gracco, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
Past Secretary: Stefan Heim, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Past Meeting Liaison: Manual Carreiras, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language, San Sebastian, Spain
2012
Chair: Marta Kutas, The University of California, San Diego, USA
Treasurer: Vincent Gracco, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
Secretary: Stefan Heim, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Meeting Liaison: Manual Carreiras, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language, San Sebastian, Spain
Chair-Elect: Jeffrey Binder, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA
Treasurer-Elect: Sharon Thompson-Schill, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Secretary-Elect: Joe Devlin, University College London, UK
Meeting Liaison-Elect: Ellen Lau, Massachusetts General Hospital and Tufts University, USA
Past Chair: Gregory Hickok, University of California, Irvine, USA
Past Treasurer: Cynthia Thompson, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA
Past Secretary: Murray Grossman, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Past Meeting Liaison: Laura Menenti, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
2011
Chair: Gregory Hickok, University of California, Irvine, USA
Treasurer: Cynthia Thompson, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA
Secretary: Murray Grossman, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Meeting Liaison: Laura Menenti, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Chair-Elect: Marta Kutas, The University of California, San Diego, USA
Treasurer-Elect: Vincent Gracco, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
Secretary-Elect: Stefan Heim, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Meeting Liaison-Elect: Manual Carreiras, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language, San Sebastian, Spain
Past Chair: Steven Small, University of California, Irvine, USA
Past Treasurer: Jeffrey Binder, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA
Past Secretary: Howard Nusbaum, University of Chicago, USA
Past Meeting Liaison: Pascale Tremblay, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
2010
Chair: Steven Small, University of California, Irvine, USA
Treasurer: Jeffrey Binder, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA
Secretary: Howard Nusbaum, University of Chicago, USA
Meeting Liaison: Pascale Tremblay, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Chair-Elect: Gregory Hickok, University of California, Irvine, USA
Treasurer-Elect: Cynthia Thompson, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA
Secretary-Elect: Murray Grossman, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Meeting Liaison-Elect: Laura Menenti, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

SNL 2025 - Washington D.C.
The Sixteenth Annual Society for the Neurobiology of Language Meeting (SNL 2024) was held in Brisbane, Australia.
The Fifteenth Annual Society for the Neurobiology of Language Meeting (SNL 2023) was held in Marseille, France.
The Fourteenth Annual Society for the Neurobiology of Language Meeting (SNL 2022) was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Thirteenth Annual Society for the Neurobiology of Language Meeting (SNL 2021) was held virtually due to COVID.
The Twelfth Annual Society for the Neurobiology of Language Meeting (SNL 2020), originally planned for Philadelphia, was held virtually due to COVID.
The Eleventh Annual Society for the Neurobiology of Language Meeting (SNL 2019) was held in Helsinki, Finland at the Finlandia Hall.
The Tenth Annual Society for the Neurobiology of Language Meeting (SNL 2018) was held in Québec City, Canada at the Québec City Convention Centre.
The Ninth Annual Society for the Neurobiology of Language Conference (SNL 2017) was held in Baltimore, Maryland at the Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel.
The Eighth Annual Society for the Neurobiology of Language Conference (SNL 2016) was held in London, England at the University College London’s Institute of Education.
The Seventh Annual Society for the Neurobiology of Language Conference (SNL 2015) was held in the windy city, Chicago, Illinois at the legendary Drake Hotel.
The Sixth Annual Society for the Neurobiology of Language Conference (SNL 2014) was held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, at the Beurs van Berlage.
The Fifth Annual Society for the Neurobiology of Language Conference (SNL 2013) was held in San Diego, California at the Westin San Diego.
The Fourth Annual Neurobiology of Language Conference (NLC 2012) was held in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain at the Kursaal Congress Centre.
The Third Annual Neurobiology of Language Conference (NLC 2011) was held in Annapolis, Maryland, USA at the Westin Annapolis.
The Second Annual Neurobiology of Language Conference (NLC 2010) was held in San Diego, California at the Rancho Bernardo Inn. Over 430 people attended the meeting, from 19 different countries, including 89 postdocs 149 faculty members and 133 students.
The First Annual Neurobiology of Language Conference (NLC 2009) was held at the Chicago Marriott Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA. We are proud to report that over 350 people (162 professors, 111 postdocs, 79 students) from 22 different countries attended the first Neurobiology of Language Conference!