{"id":6,"date":"2013-09-10T12:21:20","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T12:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/template-research\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2020-09-09T20:54:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T20:54:32","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/cogneuro-lab\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><strong>The neural bases of (written) language recovery and learning<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Identifying the <u>neural substrates<\/u> that support recovery of written language functions in individuals with post-stroke dysgraphia and dysgraphia associated with primary progressive aphasia<\/li>\n<li>Investigating the\u00a0 <u>neural mechanisms<\/u> that support recovery.\u00a0 \u00a0We are investigating this at multiple scales: macro, meso and micro (voxel to voxel), examining changes in local aspects of neural representations as well as inter-module and whole-brain connectivity.<\/li>\n<li>Orthographic learning: Investigating the neural substrates involved in the\u00a0 normal learning of word spellings.<\/li>\n<li>Investigating both the functional and structural connectivity networks that support written language processing, learning and recovery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Optimizing dysgraphia treatment<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Applying principles of learning theory to maximize the benefits of rehabilitation in acquired dysgraphia.<\/li>\n<li>Identifying pre-treatment predictors of responsiveness to dysgraphia treatment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Written language: processes and representations<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>The internal structure and content of orthographic representations: What do we know when we know the spellings of words?<\/li>\n<li>Using \u00a0patterns of errors in acquired dysgraphia as well as neural data (multi-voxel fMRI approaches) to investigate \u00a0the nature and content of orthographic representations<\/li>\n<li>Understanding the functional architecture of reading and spelling: The operations of \u00a0long term and working memory components of reading and spelling, their neural instantiations and their relationships to other language and cognitive systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Spoken Language: Processes and representations<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Elucidating the processes involved in going from a thought\/concept to speech production.<\/li>\n<li>Identifying the neural substrates of lexical processes involved in spoken word comprehension and production.<\/li>\n<li>Understanding the processing and representational relationships between written and spoken language in the literate mind\/brain.\u00a0 To what extent are processes shared between spoken and written language (e.g, working memory)?\u00a0 To what extent is written language autonomous from spoken language?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Representation and plasticity in the somatosensory system<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>The reorganization of somatosensory perceptions subsequent to neural injury or abnormal development<\/li>\n<li>Somatosensory frames of reference<\/li>\n<li>Cross-modal attention: integration and competition across sensory modalities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/cogneuro-lab\/files\/2013\/09\/cupcakes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/cogneuro-lab\/files\/2013\/09\/cupcakes-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Cupcake orthotactics\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/cogneuro-lab\/files\/2013\/09\/cupcakes-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/cogneuro-lab\/files\/2013\/09\/cupcakes-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/cogneuro-lab\/files\/2013\/09\/cupcakes.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cupcake orthotactics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The neural bases of (written) language recovery and learning Identifying the neural substrates that support recovery of written language functions in individuals with post-stroke dysgraphia and dysgraphia associated with primary progressive aphasia Investigating the\u00a0 neural mechanisms that support recovery.\u00a0 \u00a0We are investigating this at multiple scales: macro, meso and micro (voxel to voxel), examining changes 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