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ATA SPD Podcast – An interview with Adolfo M. García, Ph.D.

April 03, 2025 • ATA SPD PODCAST • Season 7 • Episode 27

Summary:

In this first episode of Season 7, Laura A. Rodriguez O’Dwyer, member of the SPD podcast and secretary of the New York Circle of Translators, interviews Dr. Adolfo Garcia, a neuroscientist, musician, translator, and language teacher whose PhD dissertation focused on a Neurolinguistic Model on Translation Equivalence and whose postdoctoral research was centered on cognitive neuroscience on bilingualism. He is the creator of the “International Conference on Translation, Interpreting, and Cognition series”. His contributions have been recognized by the Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States, the Legislature of the City of Buenos Aires, the Alzheimer’s Association, and Harvard’s Ig Nobel awards. He also received the Early Career Award, from the Society for the Neurobiology of Language; and the UpLink Top Innovator Award, from the World Economic Forum.

Our guest will unravel the neurological differences between translation and simultaneous interpretation, give you some useful insights on how to strengthen your memory, teach you about the importance of breaks, and much more.

Dr. Garcia does not only explain highly complex scientific concepts in a masterful way, but he also gives us useful tips on how to apply state-of-the art research to improve our memory and take better care of our brain. Furthermore, should your curiosity about the mysteries of the brain and our profession get sparked, Dr. Garcia has generously provided us with more resources to quench your thirst for knowledge.

Thank you for listening!

SHOW NOTES

TREC Network (Translation Research Empiricism Cognition)

A network of scholars and research groups devoted to cognitive research on translation and interpreting.

https://www.trecwebsite.com/

Podcast: minds between languages

Interviews with specialists in translation and interpreting and neurolinguistics amongst others.

https://mindsbetweenlanguages.org/

International Network for Cross-Linguistic Research on Brain Health

https://include-network.com/

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