Merike Lang received her Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology and is currently a post-doctoral research fellow at Florida Atlantic University investigating neuroprotective effects of bilingualism on typical and atypical aging in the Neuropsychology Lab of Dr. Mónica Rosselli. She has published research on cultural differences, AD-related biomarkers, and neuropsychiatric symptoms with neuropsychological performance. Her research interests include cultural differences in depressive symptoms and their effects on cognitive function in aging, as well as the influence of musical training and bilingualism on executive function using electrophysiological (EEG) measures. She has worked in two labs and at several hospitals such as University of Miami Hospital, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Jackson Memorial Hospital, and Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach. For her dissertation, she analyzed experience-dependent neuroplasticity due to musical training and bilingualism as measured with differences in event-related potentials during tasks of executive function. She is a bilingual researcher and a musician, playing piano and singing for over 20 years.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Florida Atlantic University