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Dr. Daniel Lametti is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Acadia University, where he leads the Sensorimotor Learning Lab. He holds an Honorary Associate Professor position at University College London's Department of Experimental Psychology. His research focuses on understanding how humans learn complex movements, particularly speech production, and explores the interplay between the brain's motor systems and language processing. He has also studied human-AI interactions and the psychological factors influencing affiliation with chatbots.
Dr. Lametti earned his B.Sc. from Bishop's University, followed by a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Psychology from McGill University. His postdoctoral research was conducted at University College London and the University of Oxford, supported by fellowships from the British Academy and Corpus Christi College.
His research interests center on sensorimotor learning mechanisms in speech production, the role of the cerebellum and motor systems in language perception, and the cognitive and neural bases of human-AI interactions. He employs methodologies including behavioral experiments, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), neuroimaging, and computational modeling to investigate these topics.
Dr. Lametti has secured significant funding, including a $927,533 grant from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation and a five-year Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) grant. He was also awarded the Emerging Scholar Award from the Harrison McCain Foundation for his work on bilingual brain representations.
His lab at Acadia University investigates sensorimotor learning processes in speech and co-speech movements, as well as the psychological aspects of human-AI interactions. Collaborators include researchers at the University of Cambridge and the University College London. He has mentored several undergraduate researchers, including Maura Whitman, Gina Vaillancourt, Emma Wheeler, Sam Palatinus, and Lindsay Heyland, whose contributions are evident in recent publications and conference presentations.
