The Cognitive Neuroscience of Speech & Language 

Tuesday October 17th:  12.30-2 PST/3.30-5 EST

Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/my/bonnie.lau 

One of the things that makes humans unique as animals is the flexibility and fluency with which we communicate with each other.  Researchers in the cognitive neuroscience of language examines the neural basis of speech and language, both in healthy adults, and in those with speech and language disorders. Methods include behavioral research, functional and structural neuroimaging (fMRI), brain stimulation (e.g., transcranial direct current stimulation/tDCS).

Gabe Cler is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences.  His research focuses on understanding what is going on in the brain when a child struggles to learn their first language, with a focus on how motor differences might contribute to difficulties in language acquisition.
Bonnie Lau is the Director of the Laboratory for Auditory Neuroscience and Development. Her research combines brain and behavioral measures to investigate the relationship between how hearing develops and how language is acquired. One goal of her research is to develop objective measures that can be used in clinical practice to help better identify children who are at risk for language learning difficulties and to guide the personalization of treatment for each individual child.