Department of Neuroscience: Recent submissions
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Language System Plasticity in Healthy Development and After Perinatal Stroke
(Georgetown University, 2022)Language processing is an extremely important, uniquely human cognitive ability. For well over a century, researchers have sought to understand how the human brain implements a system for instantaneously recognizing and ... -
The Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury on Sleep and Circadian Rhythms
(Georgetown University, 2022)Sleep and circadian rhythm disruptions are prevalent in neurodegenerative diseases, and exacerbate impairments in cognitive function, emotional and physical health. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant risk factor ... -
Creatine Synthesis and Supplementation Regulates Central Nervous System Postnatal Development and Injury
(Georgetown University, 2021)Cerebral creatine deficiency syndrome (CCDS) is an inborn error of metabolism characterized by intellectual delays, seizures, and autistic-like behavior. Exactly how endogenously synthesized creatine regulates central ... -
It Sounds the Way It's Spelled: Orthography Effect Mechanisms in Persons with Aphasia
(Georgetown University, 2022)The goal of this dissertation was to find converging evidence from behavioral and neuroimaging analyses of the mechanisms of orthographic integration with general language processes. By examining orthography effects, covert ... -
Investigating The Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Error Monitoring in Aphasia
(Georgetown University, 2022)Speech error monitoring (SEM) is critical for effective communication, and is especially important in aphasia, a language impairment commonly caused by stroke. The present dissertation employs three studies to investigate ...
