Biography
I study language as a cognitive and a neural system. My research focuses on the neural mechanisms that support spoken language comprehension, and the structure of the underlying lexical representations. Using behavioural and neuroimaging techniques, I investigate how different properties of the speech input engage the underlying neural architecture to produce successful comprehension. I hold a PhD in cognitive neuroscience from the University of Cambridge and a degree in psychology from the University of Novi Sad, Serbia.
Publications
Key publications:
- Bozic M, Fonteneau E, Su L, Marslen-Wilson WD (2014). Grammatical analysis as a distributed neurobiological function, Human Brain Mapping. doi: 10.1002/hbm.22696
- Fonteneau E, Bozic M, Marslen-Wilson WD (2014). Brain network connectivity during language comprehension: Interacting linguistic and perceptual subsystems, Cerebral Cortex. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhu283
- Marslen-Wilson, W.D., Bozic, M., & Tyler, L.K. (2014). Morphological systems in their neurobiological contexts. In M. Gazzaniga, (Ed) The Cogitive neurosciences, 5th Edition, MIT Press
- Bozic, M., Szlachta, Z., & Marslen-Wilson, W.D. (2013). Cross-linguistic parallels in processing derivational morphology: Evidence from Polish. Brain & Language, 127, 533-538.
- Bozic, M., Tyler, L.K., Wingfield, C., Su, L., & Marslen-Wilson, W.D. (2013). Neurobiological systems for lexical representation and analysis in English. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 25, 1678-1691.
- Bozic, M., & Marslen-Wilson, W.D. (2013). Neurocognitive mechanisms for processing inflectional and derivational complexity in English. Psihologija, 46, 437-452
- Szlachta, Z., Bozic, M., Jelowicka, A., & Marslen-Wilson, W.D. (2012). Neurocognitive dimensions of lexical complexity in Polish. Brain and Language, 121, 219-225
- Bozic, M., Tyler, L.K., Ives, D.T., Randall, B., & Marslen-Wilson, W.D. (2010). Bihemispheric foundations for human speech comprehension, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107, 17439-17444.
- Bozic, M. & Marslen-Wilson, W.D. (2010). Neurocognitive contexts for morphological complexity: dissociating inflection and derivation. Language and Linguistics Compass, 4(11), 1063-1073.
- Marslen-Wilson, W.D., Bozic, M., & Randall, B (2008). Early decomposition in visual word recognition: dissociating morphology, form, and meaning. Language and Cognitive Processes, 23(3), 394-421
- Bozic, M., Marslen-Wilson, W.D., Stamatakis, E.A., Davis, M.H. & Tyler, L.K. (2007). Differentiating morphology, form and meaning: neural correlates of morphological complexity. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 19(9), 1464-1475
Published abstracts
- Bozic, M., Fonteneau, E., Tyler, L.K., Devereux, B., Buttery, P., & Marslen-Wilson, W.D. (2011). Grammatical categories in the fronto-temporal language network. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2011.207.00193
- Fonteneau, E., Bozic, M., & Marslen-Wilson. W.D. (2011). Cortical oscillations underlying morphological processing: an MEG/EEG study. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2011.207.00194
- Bozic, M., Tyler, L.K., & Marslen-Wilson, W.D. (2009). Neuro-cognitive complexity of derivationally complex words. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 21: SS1, Supplement
- Bozic, M., Tyler, L.K., & Marslen-Wilson, W.D. (2008). Differentiating lexical complexity in fronto-temporal language networks. NeuroImage, 41:385W Supplement
- Bozic, M., Tyler, L.K., McGettigan, C., Randall, B., & Marslen-Wilson, W.D (2007). Morpho-phonological and lexical properties of spoken words and the fronto-temporal language network, Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 19: E65, Supplement
- Bozic, M., Marslen-Wilson, W.D., & Tyler, L.K. (2005). Derivational morphology and the LIFG: effects of productivity. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 16: E198, Supplement
- Bozic, M., Marslen-Wilson, W.D., Stamatakis, E.A., Davis, M.H., & Tyler, L.K. (2004). Involvement of Left Inferior Frontal Gyrus in processing derivationally complex words: an event-related fMRI study. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 16: D77, Supplement
Invited talks
- Bozic, M., Tyler, L.K., & Marslen-Wilson, W.D. Neurocognitive contexts for morphological complexity. Invited talk at the symposium ‘Current trends in psychology’ University of Novi Sad, Oct 2011
- Bozic, M. Bihemispheric foundations for human speech comprehension. Invited talk at the Multidisciplinary Studies of Lexical Processing: A workshop for William Marslen-Wilson. Cambridge Jun 2011
- Bozic, M., Tyler, L.K., & Marslen-Wilson, W.D. Neurocognitive contexts for morphological complexity: Dissociating inflection and derivation. Invited talk at 7th International Morphological Processing Conference, San Sebastian, Jun 2011
- Bozic, M., Tyler, L.K., & Marslen-Wilson, W.D. Bi-hemispheric foundations for human speech comprehension. Invited talk at Department d’etudes cognitives, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, May 2010
- Bozic, M., Tyler, L.K., & Marslen-Wilson, W.D. Neuro-cognitive complexity of derivationally complex words. Invited talk at Cognitive Neuroscience Society Meeting, San Francisco, Mar 2009
Conference presentations
- Bozic, M., Woolgar, A., Fonteneau, E., Whiting, C., Su, L., Wingfield, C., & Marslen-Wilson, W.D. Modulation of speech processing following item repetition. 18th Annual meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping. Beijing, Jun 2012
- Woolgar, A., Bozic, M., Whiting, C., Fonteneau, E., Su, L., Wingfield, C., & Marslen-Wilson, W.D. More repetitions or more items? The effects of repeating stimuli on MVPA for fMRI and E/MEG. 18th Annual meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping. Beijing, Jun 2012
- Bozic, M., Fonteneau, E., Su, L., & Marslen-Wilson, W.D. Computational processes in the fronto-temporal language network. Experimental Psychology Society Meeting, London, Jan 2012
- Fonteneau, E., Su, L., Bozic, M., & Marslen-Wilson, W.D. Phase synchrony network underlying morpho-syntactic processing: an MEG/EEG study. Experimental Psychology Society Meeting, London, Jan 2012
- Su, L., Fonteneau, E., Wingfield, C., Bozic, M., & Marslen-Wilson, W.D. Searchlight representational similarity analysis of complex morpho-lexical processes. Experimental Psychology Society Meeting, London, Jan 2012
- Fonteneau, E., Bozic, M. & Marslen-Wilson W.D. Oscillatory neuronal dynamics of morphological processing: a MEG/EEG study. 7th International Morphological Processing Conference, San Sebastian, Jun 2011
- Szlachta, Z., Bozic, M., Marslen-Wilson, W. Dissociating inflectional and derivational morphology: Evidence from Polish. 18th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society. San Francisco, April 2011
- Bozic, M., Su. L., Wingfield, C., & Marslen-Wilson, W.D. Characterizing lexical complexity computations in the fronto-temporal language network. Neurobiology of Language Conference, San Diego, Nov 2010
- Fonteneau, E., Bozic, M. & Marslen-Wilson, W. Inflectional and phrasal interactions with lexical processes: An MEG/EEG study. Neurobiology of Language Conference, San Diego, Nov 2010
- Fonteneau, E., Bozic, M., Su, L., Wingfield, C., Randall, B., & Marslen-Wilson, W. D. Spatiotemporal dynamics of morphological processing: an MEG/EEG investigation. 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. San Diego, Nov 2010
- Boudelaa, S., Bozic, M., & Marslen-Wilson, W.D. Neuro-cognitive complexity of Semitic morphology: an fMRI investigation of derivational morphology in Arabic. 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. San Diego, Nov 2010
- Szlachta, Z., Jelowicka, A., Bozic, M., & Marslen-Wilson, W.D. Neuroimaging approach to processing lexical complexity in Polish. 41st Poznan Linguistic Meeting. Sept 2010
- Su, L., Wingfield, C., Bozic, M., Fonteneau, E., Marslen-Wilson, W.D., & Kriegeskorte, N. A multimodal approach to Representational Similarity Analysis. 16th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping. Barcelona, Jun 2010
- Bozic, M., Su. L., Wingfield, C. & Marslen-Wilson, W.D. Characterizing lexical complexity computations in the fronto-temporal language network. 17th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society. Montreal, Apr 2010
- Fonteneau, E., Bozic, M., Randall, B. & Marslen-Wilson, W. Spatiotemporal dynamics of morphological processing: an MEG/EEG investigation. 17th Annual Meeting of Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Montreal, Apr 2010
- Szlachta, Z., Jelowicka, A., Bozic, M., Marslen-Wilson, W.D. Processing lexical complexity in Polish: Behavioural and neuroimaging evidence. 17th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society. Montreal, Apr 2010
- Boudelaa, S., Bozic, M., & Marslen-Wilson, W.D. Engaging fronto-temporal brain systems with derivational morphemes: An fMRI study of Arabic. 17th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Montreal, Apr 2010
- Fonteneau, E., Bozic, M., Randall, B., Ford, M., Tyler, L. & Marslen-Wilson. W. D. Lexical complexity of spoken words: an MEG/EEG investigation. MEG & Language workshop Paris, Aug 2009
- Bozic, M., Tyler, L.K., Marslen-Wilson, W.D. Neuro-cognitive systems supporting derivational morphology. Annual Conference on Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing, Cambridge, Sept 2008
- Bozic, M., Tyler, L.K., Marslen-Wilson, W.D. Hemispheric laterality and derivational morphology. Experimental Psychology Society Meeting, Liverpool, Jul 2008
- Bozic, M., Marslen-Wilson, W.D., Stamatakis, E.A., Davis, M.H., Tyler, L.K. Differentiating morphology, form and meaning: Neural correlates of morphological complexity. Joint EPS/Psychonomic Society meeting, Edinburgh, Jul 2007
- Bozic, M., Marslen-Wilson, W.D., Tyler, L.K. Derivational morphology and the bilateral fronto-temporal language network. 5th Morphology workshop, Marseilles, Jun 2007
- Bozic, M., Marslen-Wilson, W.D., Stamatakis, E.A., Davis, M.H., Tyler, L.K. Neural correlates of morphological complexity. MRC Early Career Scientist Conference, London, Nov 2006
- Bozic, M., Marslen-Wilson, W.D., Stamatakis, E.A., Davis, M.H., Tyler, L.K. Differentiating morphology, form and meaning: Neural correlates of morphological complexity. Annual Conference on Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing, Nijmegen, Aug 2006
- Bozic, M., Marslen-Wilson, W.D., Randall, B., Tyler, L.K. Morphology, form, and meaning in the decomposition of complex word-forms: An incremental masked priming study. Experimental Psychology Society Meeting, London, Jan 2005
