Dr. Robert Kluender

Professor

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Biography

Professor Kluender’s research focuses on sentence processing using neurolinguistic methods, particularly event-related brain potentials (ERP). His work addresses the grammatical status processing of sentences, including ‘long-distance’ dependencies, relative clauses, and wh-questions. He has shared insights through video lectures on topics such as the Exploring Human-Ape Paradox and the Domestication of Human Evolution.

Research Interests

Sentence Processing Neurolinguistics Event-Related Brain Potentials Long-Distance Dependencies Relative Clauses Wh-Questions

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
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  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).