Effective communication is essential for social interaction, academic success, and professional achievement, yet speech-language issues can pose significant barriers for individuals. At BrainHub we address speech and language issues by focusing on the neuroscience of speech and language with our comprehensive exploration, uncovering the brain mechanisms involved in speech production, comprehension, and articulation. Our Speech and Language Pathologists and Applied Neuroscientists have gained in-depth insights into the neural basis of communication disorders, such as aphasia, dysarthria, and stuttering, and their impact on linguistic abilities and social functioning. Let’s explore evidence-based assessment tools and therapeutic interventions, including speech therapy, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), and neurostimulation techniques, aimed at enhancing communication skills and maximizing functional outcomes for individuals with speech-language issues. Here are some of our research works on the above:
1. Bayat M, Boostani R, Sabeti M, Yadegari F, Pirmoradi M, Rao KS, Nami M*. Source Localization and Spectrum Analyzing of EEG in Stuttering State upon Dysfluent Utterances. Clinical EEG and Neuroscience. 2023 Jan 10:15500594221150638.
2. Pagad NS, Pradeep N, Chakrabarti T, Chakrabarti P, Elngar AA, Margala M, Nami M, Sharma N, Frimpong S. Clinical XLNet-based End-to-End Knowledge Discovery on Clinical Text Data using Natural Language Processing.ResearchSquare 2022.
3. Saadi ZK, Saadat M, Kamali AM, Yahyavi SS, Nami M*. Electrophysiological modulation and cognitive-verbal enhancement by multi-session Broca’s stimulation: a quantitative EEG transcranial direct current stimulation based investigation. Journal of integrative neuroscience. 2019 Jun 30;18(2):107-15.
4. Bayat M, Boostani R, Sabeti M, Yadegari F, Taghavi M, Pirmoradi M, Chakrabarti P, Nami M*. Speech related anxiety in adults who stutter. Journal of Psychophysiology. 2022 Jul 21.
5. Bayat M, Sabeti M, Rao KS, Nami M. The clinical outcome of concurrent speech therapy and transcranial direct current stimulation in dysarthria and palilalia following traumatic brain injury: A case study. NeuroRegulation. 2020 Sep 29;7(3):118