Project 458711
Neural Correlates of Connected Speech in Parkinson's Disease and Cerebrovascular Disease
Neural Correlates of Connected Speech in Parkinson's Disease and Cerebrovascular Disease
Project Information
| Study Type: | Unclear |
| Research Theme: | Biomedical |
Institution & Funding
| Principal Investigator(s): | Broberg, Dana N |
| Supervisor(s): | Bartha, Robert |
| Institution: | University of Western Ontario |
| CIHR Institute: | Aging |
| Program: | |
| Peer Review Committee: | Doctoral Research Awards - A |
| Competition Year: | 2021 |
| Term: | 3 yrs 0 mth |
Abstract Summary
Difficulty speaking is a common problem experienced by people with brain diseases that lead to dementia. Speech involving whole phrases rather than individual words (called connected speech) provides a new and exciting window to evaluate speech performance. However, the link between different patterns of tissue damage in the brain measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and altered speech patterns has not been established. In this project, we will establish this link in people with cerebrovascular disease and people with Parkinson's disease to determine which brain regions are important in speech performance. Linking changes in speech patterns to changes detected by MRI could help with the detection of these diseases in the future.
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