Post-doc at Center for the Study of Aphasia Recovery (C-STAR), University of South Carolina
A post-doctoral position is available in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC, USA). Prospective hires will join a research team headed by Julius Fridriksson (www.sc.edu/comd/fridriks) as part of the Center for the Study of Aphasia Recovery (C-STAR), which is funded by a P50 grant from the NIH. The primary research focus of the lab is as follows: 1) neural basis of speech/language processing with special emphasis on brain plasticity; 2) neurophysiology of aphasia recovery; 3) computational neurolinguistics, and 4) predicting aphasia recovery from neural, b...
Source: Talking Brains - May 22, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs
May 15, Carl Wernicke: Today in the History of Psychology (15th May 1848)
Carl Wernicke was born. A prodigious talent in the field of neurology, Wernicke published his groundbreaking book 'The Aphasia Symptom Complex' in 1874 at the age of just 26. His revolutionary work on localized brain damage was so influential that the region of the brain associated with neurological connections to language acquisition is known as 'Wernicke's area.'
One of the most outstanding neuroscientists of his time, Wernicke's life was tragically cut short at the age of 56 following a biking accident in June 1905.Information via:On This Day in Psychology: A Showcase of Great Pioneers and Defining Moments (Source: Fore...
Source: Forensic Psychology Blog - May 15, 2018 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: blogs
Build Collaborative Teaching and Learning Through Improv
Improvisational theatre—better known as improv—is the art of making things up on the spot. But it’s not just funny business! Improv immerses students with social learning challenges in games and exercises that teach, reinforce and draw upon spontaneous application of social communication skills, such as perspective-taking, reciprocity and interpretation of nonverbal cues.
Improv allows students to practice nuanced social skills on their feet by creating and responding to limitless contextual offers in the moment.
At Indiana University’s “Camp Yes And,” an improv camp for teens on the autism spectrum and...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - April 25, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Rachel Kasthurirathne Tags: Academia & Research Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Autism Spectrum Disorder social skils Source Type: blogs
Letter to the Editor Notes SLPs ’ Training in Treatment of Swallowing Disorders
In a recent Letter to the Editor of the Washington Post, ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist Memorie Gosa responds to a February article in the publication’s Health & Science section about the shortcomings of treatment for dysphagia.
Gosa posits that the original article overlooked the expertise of SLPs in diagnosing and treating swallowing disorders. Dysphagia “is best managed by a multidisciplinary team that includes physicians and speech-language pathologists (SLPs),” she observes. She explains the education and training of SLPs to help clients with dysphagia.
Gosa is an assistant professor in ...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - March 23, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Shelley D. Hutchins Tags: Slider Speech-Language Pathology dementia Dysphagia Feeding Disorders Health Care Swallowing Disorders Source Type: blogs
Get to Know Your Asian Indian Caucus
The AIC Caucus met this past November at the 2017 ASHA Convention in Los Angeles.
A monolingual speech-language pathologist recently reached out to ASHA’s Asian Indian Caucus (AIC) for a Tamil-speaking SLP to provide services for a 70-year-old elderly New Jersey man. The patient had expressive aphasia due to a recent stroke.
The AIC community—through its active listserve—immediately located a bilingual SLP who spoke English and Tamil. The SLP worked with the client’s local SLP to help him receive linguistically and culturally appropriate services.
In another instance, a 35-year-old female vocalist— referred to th...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - March 14, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Akila Rajappa Tags: Advocacy Audiology Speech-Language Pathology ASHA Convention Cultural Diversity Professional Development Source Type: blogs
Get to Know Your Asian Indian Caucus
A monolingual speech-language pathologist recently reached out to ASHA’s Asian Indian Caucus (AIC) for a Tamil-speaking SLP to provide services for a 70-year-old elderly New Jersey man. The patient had expressive aphasia due to a recent stroke.
The AIC community—through its active listserve—immediately located a bilingual SLP who spoke English and Tamil. The SLP worked with the client’s local SLP to help him receive linguistically and culturally appropriate services.
In another instance, a 35-year-old female vocalist— referred to the AIC by a laryngologist in California—was seeking consultation from an SLP with...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - March 14, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Akila Rajappa Tags: Advocacy Audiology Slider Speech-Language Pathology ASHA Convention Cultural Diversity Professional Development Source Type: blogs
New Wireless Wearable Tracks Speech and Swallowing Patterns Post-Stroke
Northwestern University engineering professor John A. Rogers has developed a wireless and stretchable wearable that’s placed on patients’ throats to monitor their speech and swallow patterns.
Photo credit: Elliott Abel/ Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Rogers designed the technology as a way for people recovering from stroke—and their rehabilitation team—to see data in real time, even after they go home. The sensors measure vocal-cord vibrations and can monitor speech patterns without the interference of ambient noise.
According to an article on Northwestern Now, Rogers worked with researchers at Chicago’s Shirley Ryan Ab...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - February 23, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Shelley D. Hutchins Tags: Speech-Language Pathology acquired brain injury Aphasia Speech Disorders Swallowing Disorders Technology Source Type: blogs
Post-doc at USC: University of South Carolina, Columbia
A post-doctoral position is available in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC, USA). Prospective hires will join a research team headed by Julius Fridriksson (www.sc.edu/comd/fridriks) as part of the Center for the Study of Aphasia Recovery (C-STAR), which is funded by a P50 grant from the NIH. The primary research focus of the lab is as follows: 1) neural basis of speech/language processing with special emphasis on brain plasticity; 2) neurophysiology of aphasia recovery; and 3) predicting aphasia recovery from neural, biographical and cognitive-linguisti...
Source: Talking Brains - February 21, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs
Stick-On Flexible Electronics to Track Stroke Recovery
Electronics that keep working even when repeatedly stretched and flexed have improved significantly in the last few years to the point that now they’re finally being introduced into real wearable medical devices.
At Northwestern University, John Rogers, the scientist responsible for many achievements in the field of flexible electronics (see flashbacks below), has developed new sensors that stick directly to the skin on the throat and measure vibrations produced by the vocal chords. They are also able to help assess how patients swallow and aid in identifying unusual speech characteristics that may not be readily app...
Source: Medgadget - February 20, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Medicine Neurology Rehab Source Type: blogs
The ‘ Art ’ of Treating Communication Issues
A work of art is a form of language. Paint strokes, paper, shapes, colors and materials come together to form meaningful visual moments. Communication consists of the same basic principle. Sounds don’t have much power on their own, but when coherently strung together, they create meaningful human interaction.
For this reason, I find using art in my speech-language sessions a natural fit for working with my students.
I always loved how my college professors described the profession of speech-language pathology as “an art and a science.” As SLPs, we provide evidence-based interventions to motivate our clients, but also...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - February 12, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Erin Milewski Tags: Speech-Language Pathology Language Disorders Schools Source Type: blogs
Reply to Erich Jarvis by William Matchin
More from William Matchin -- Reply to Erich Jarvis:At the most recent SfN, Erich Jarvis gave the opening presidential address on the functional neuroanatomy of language, which I commented on and critiqued in my recent blog post for Talking Brains (http://www.talkingbrains.org/2017/11/abstractness-innateness-and-modality.html). Erich has briefly responded to my writing on Twitter and suggested a debate. Few things could give me more pleasure than a productive debate on central issues concerning the nature of human language. The following is a response to his comments in the context of a more in-depth exploration of the issu...
Source: Talking Brains - January 10, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs
Lesion-Symptom Mapping: A one day online workshop organized by C-STAR
The Center for the Study of Aphasia Recovery (C-STAR; https://cstar.sc.edu/) is organizing a one day online workshop on Lesion-Symptom-Mapping methods, Thursday January 25th, between 10am and 4pm Eastern Daylight Time (US East coast). Please join us online that day, for an exciting line-up of speakers!This focus of this workshop will be on the pressing issues in the methods of Lesion Symptom Mapping, rather than on new neurocognitive findings. To make this workshop as interactive as possible, invited speakers will present for up to 30 minutes, followed by 20 minutes for question time and discussion...
Source: Talking Brains - January 3, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs
Nov 26, Dr. Alois Alzheimer: Today in the History of Psychology (26th November 1901)
At a Hospital for the Mentally ill in Frankfurt, Germany, Dr. Alois Alzheimer interviewed and examined Auguste Deter; famously known as patient 'Auguste D' whose symptoms included, paranoia, aphasia and severe memory and psychosocial impairment. Keen to study the neuropathological features of her illness, Dr. Alzheimer maintained a close interest in the case of Auguste D up until her death on the 8th April 1906.
On the 4th November 1906, at the 37th annual conference of South West German psychiatrists, in T übingen, Germany, Alzheimer gave a lecture titled 'Über eine eigenartige Erkrankung der Hirnrinde' (About a Peculia...
Source: Forensic Psychology Blog - November 26, 2017 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: blogs
Abstractness, innateness, and modality-independence of language: reflections on SNL & SfN 2017
Guest post by former student, William Matchin: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ It ’s been almost 10 years since the Society for the Neurobiology of Language conference (SNL) began, and it is always one of my favorite events of the year, where I catch up with old friends and see and discuss much of the research that interests me in a compact form. This year’s meeting was no ex ception. The opening night talk about dolphin communication by Diana Reiss was fun and interesting, and the reception at the Baltimore aquarium was spectacular and well organized. I was impressed with the high quality of many...
Source: Talking Brains - November 20, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs
Helping You Serve Spanish-Speaking Children and Adults —Your ASHA Hispanic Caucus
If you have used Spanish-language materials or evaluations, or interacted with Spanish-speaking professionals, then you have probably benefited from the Hispanic Caucus’ efforts. We work to increase the numbers of bilingual professionals, improve available materials, and make issues of diversity part of ASHA’s focus.
The Hispanic Caucus (HC) of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association is one of six groups representing important constituencies within our professions. The HC is for everyone who serves the Spanish-speaking community, regardless of languages spoken or background. We have united to reflect and dis...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - November 2, 2017 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Scott Prath Tags: Advocacy Audiology Speech-Language Pathology ASHA Convention Bilingual assessment bilingual service delivery Health Care Practice Management Social Media Source Type: blogs
