腦與語言認知研究團隊匯集了來自各學科的跨領域研究學者，使用澳門第一台用於研究的3T功能磁共振成像掃描儀研究澳門地區單語、雙語、多語不同組群在聽、說、讀中文、葡文和英文大大腦區域，以及跨語言切換時的腦動態神經網路。具體目標是建立一個多組群、多語言、多模態的皮質表面大腦圖譜資料庫。此大腦圖譜將對全球公開，作為認知神經科學、神經語言學相關研究的基礎經典參考圖譜；基於此圖譜探索大腦的研究成果，將直接指導語言教育，並在未來將相關研究擴展到其他組群（幼兒、長者、有特殊學習需要兒童和腦損傷病人）提供基礎，為早期教育、基礎教育、長者保健、特殊教育和復健治療作貢獻。

The Brain and Language Cognition Group of UM brings together researchers from various faculties. The cross-disciplinary team will use the first 3T MRI scanner for research purpose in Macao to study the brain regions of different groups of monolinguals, bilinguals and multilinguals in Macao in listening, speaking, reading Chinese, Portuguese and English, and the neural network of brain dynamics when switching between languages. The goal is to establish a multilayered, multilingual, multimodal surface-based brain atlas database, which will be shared with the global community as a basic classic reference map for cognitive neuroscience and neurolinguistics related research. The research based on this brain atlas will directly inform language education and help improve the level of language education in Macau. The project will pave the way for related research extended to other groups, including young children, the elderly, children with special learning needs, and patients with brain injury, and make contribution to early childhood education, elementary education, elderly care, special education and rehabilitation.