Acquired Language Disorders Lab

Current lab research focuses on understanding how diffuse and focal brain damage disrupts complex language processes such as discourse. Studying language at the level of discourse permits the examination of both linguistic and cognitive influences and how these components are integrated for successful social interactions. Through the application of large group and single-case study designs, a variety of factors known to influence effective discourse production including working memory and executive functioning are being examined. A primary objective is delineating the neural organization of discourse processing.