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The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
embarked upon a major research initiative in the year 2000,
which has resulted in a dramatic increase in research
productivity. Extramural funding has increased by more than
an order of magnitude in recent years, as has faculty
publication. The Department is now home to some of the
finest scholars and scientists in their respective fields.
The research interests in the Department are quite
varied, and include all facets of the communication
sciences. Some laboratories make full use of the
McCausland
Center for Brain Imaging, in which a Siemens 3T MRI scanner
is housed. Others employ behavioral methods and either adult
or child participants.
Below is a listing of the active laboratories and
links where available to each.
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ADULT
NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS LABORATORY |
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(Dr. E.M.
Frank)
Work in the
Adult Neurological Disorders Laboratory is directed toward a better
understanding of the neural limitations resulting
from Huntington’s Disease and the relationship
between these limitations and language impairment.
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APHASIA LABORATORY |
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(Dr. J. Fridriksson)
Work in the
Aphasia
Laboratory seeks to clarify the
relationships between brain damage resulting from
stroke and language impairment. Both advanced neuroimaging and behavioral techniques are employed. |
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CHILD
LANGUAGE RESEARCH GROUP |
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(Drs. H. McDade
and A. Montgomery)
Research by the
Child
Language Research Group focuses on the
identification of early predictors of language
impairment in young children and the later academic
consequences of such delays. |
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NEUROIMAGING LABORATORY |
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(Dr. C. Rorden)
Work in the
Neuroimaging Laboratory involves advanced neuroimaging techniques to clarify brain-behavior
relationships. |
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SPEECH READING LABORATORY |
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Experiments in this laboratory are aimed at
clarifying the nature of speech perception and the
integration of visual and auditory information in
this process.
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VOICE
DISORDERS LABORATORY |
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Bonilha)
Work in the
Voice
Disorders Laboratory seeks to elucidate disorders
of the speaking voice. |
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VOICE &
SPEECH LABORATORY |
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This laboratory is involved in development of novel
voice analysis techniques, and the investigation of
the clinical utility of these techniques. |
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