Neural Bases of Language
Developing a clear model of the neural substrates for language processing
Understanding the neural bases of language is one of the greatest challenges facing neuroscience due to the complexity of the language processing system.
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In the long term, a clear model of the neural substrates for language processing will enable us to design appropriate remediation strategies for neurologically-impaired individuals, including the growing number of elderly individuals suffering from neurodegenerative diseases.
The main goals of our research in this domain are to ascertain the brain mechanisms contributing to language production and comprehension by examining a range of normal and impaired populations of different ages.
Experimental Questions
- what are the respective roles of the left and right hemispheres in lexical and semantic processing?
- which neural regions are active during various aspects of speech and language processing?
- what is the stage at which reduction in working memory capacity has an impact on language comprehension?
- what are the mechanisms of neural plasticity for language processing in second language learners or subsequent to brain damage?
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