Recently, my interests in sensory neuroscience have broadened from
insect olfaction to
include the study of the human brain and how it processes language - the
ultimate form
of animal communication. Using state-of-the-art brain-mapping methods
like functional
magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), my
research focuses on the neuroanatomical and functional organization of
speech
perception. Research projects involve the cognitive modulation of
primary
language processing by attention and memory networks, effects of
attention type
and cognitive load on language perception, and the roles of
cortical-subcortical interactions in serving these cognitive processes.
Current
experiments are a prelude to studying clinical populations with brain
disorders
that may disrupt language, verbal memory, attention, or any combination
of
these skills.
Would you like to participate in a
research study? Let me know. Click here and send me a note:
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