Paula Tallal (born 1947) is a Rutgers Board of Governors Professor of Neuroscience and co-director of the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience (CMBN) at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey.
[1][2] Tallal is a participant on scientific advisory boards and government committees for both learning disabilities and developmental language disorders.
In 1996, Tallal co-founded the Scientific Learning Corporation,[3] the producer of the educational software Fast ForWord.
[4] Considered an expert in phonological processing,[3] her research into dyslexia and other word encoding disorders has led to the publication of over 150 papers on the topic of language and learning.
- Co-Director Education and Outreach, Temporal Dynamic of Learning Center, National Science Foundation, 2006–2008 - Co-Principal Investigator, Santa Fe Institute Consortium, "Increasing Human Potential Initiative," 2002-2005.