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2019-11-08
Faulkner, Danielle, Ho, Mikayla, Smelquist, Brittany, Chapman, Trelani, Cummine, Jacqueline, Loucks, Torrey
The aim of this project was test whether reading ability is influenced by auditory processing in a large sample of young adults.
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The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on overt reading of words in skilled readers
Download2017-12-15
Hunt, Tawna, LeBlanc, Michael, Mincer, Adina, Rosentreter, Robin, Boliek, Carol, Cummine, Jacqueline
The present study used transcranial direct-current simulation (tDCS) to explore the contribution of the superior temporal gyrus to speech output including: Vocal reaction time; Word Accuracy; Word Duration; and Intermuscular coherence of right and left orbicularis oris and masseter muscles. ...
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2017-12-15
Sawatzky, Ashley, Van Wolde, Julie, Hodgetts, Bill, Cummine, Jacqueline
The objective of the study is to determine how hearing loss and the use of hearing aids are portrayed in adult or senior populations in the Canadian media, and whether stereotypes exist.
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2017-12-13
Hodgetts, Bill, Schmidt, Michelle, Cummine, Jacqueline, Ostevik, Amberley, Liu, Nancy, Aalto, Daniel
The IKEA effect refers to when an individual contributes to the construction of an item, and the perceived value of the item increases. We were interested in determining how increasing the involvement of the user in the construction of hearing aid settings may impact their perceived value of the...
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Anticipation during language processing: Investigating the use of sentence context during reading in young adults
Download2016-05-11
Johns, Alison, Wilson, Kristy, Kim, Esther, Cummine, Jacqueline
The N400 is an event-related potential (ERP) component that has been suggested to be associated with the processing of semantic information. Specifically, researchers have found that the N400 effect is prominent when words are incongruent in a given sentence context. Furthermore, the size of the...
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Neurophysiological mechanisms of reading in alexia: Development of stimuli to examine semantic integration using the N400 response
Download2015-06-29
Donnelly, Megan, Kinsman, Melissa, Kim, Esther, Cummine, Jacqueline
In order for speech-language pathologists to improve therapy for acquired reading impairments, it is necessary to gain a better understanding of how sentences are processed during reading. Neural mechanisms underlying reading processes can be examined by using event-related potentials (ERPs)....
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A review of the lifetime trajectories of cortical development and how they may differ in people who stutter
Download2014-06-24
Henderson, Rhaeling, Cameron, Brodie
This paper is directed towards an audience who is less familiar with cortical development across the lifespan. We summarized brain imaging research that has examined cortical growth in the typical population and highlighted this growth as it relates to the speech relevant regions of the brain. ...
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Investigating Lesion Size and Neuroimaging Methods with Magnetic Resonance Imaging in People With Aphasia
Download2013-06-28
Brown, Meara, Massar, Abbey, Filion, Lisa, Keith, Margaux
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of lesion size on performance on various cognitive and linguistic tasks in three individuals with left-hemisphere stroke. Findings from previous research studies have indicated mixed results, with some studies arguing that the location of the...