Neurogenic Communication Lab

The Neurogenic Communication Lab conducts research with the goal of improving assessment, treatment and most importantly, quality of life for people living with aphasia. Aphasia is an acquired communication impairment that may impact speaking, understanding, reading and/or writing but not intelligence.

We want to better understand the cognitive processes which support speech and language production and learn about what happens when these processes breakdown. By understanding both normal and disordered processing, we can enhance theoretically-driven interventions for people with acquired communication impairments. We also examine linguistic factors relevant for developing more precise diagnostic tools and personalized treatment approaches for people with stroke-related and progressive forms of aphasia.

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Team-based collaboration is essential when providing high-quality care for people with aphasia.  Interprofessional collaboration leads to more effective, efficient and equitable care and ultimately better outcomes. Therefore, our lab also conducts research that focuses on improving preparation of clinicians who will work with people with aphasia and other communication impairments.  To do this we design, implement and track outcomes of interprofessional healthcare training programs.