Language and Aphasia Lab

Active Grants

Psycholinguistic Analysis of Aphasic Syndromes

Myrna F. Schwartz, Principal Investigator; with Co-Investigators:  Nadine Martin (Temple University); Gary Dell (University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana).

This long-running grant from the National Institutes of Health supports behavioral and computational studies of non-aphasic and aphasic language processing in the domains of semantics, syntax and lexical access.

Subprojects include:

Computational and behavioral studies of the interactive 2-step model of lexical access (with Gary Dell

Computational and behavioral studies of verb access in aphasia (with Gary Dell, Laura Barde, Consuelo Baronat)

Contextual interference effects in picture naming (with Tatiana Schnur, Catherine Hodgson, Adelyn Brecher)

Interference and short-term learning in blocked word-naming and repetition (with Nadine Martin, Ester Lee, Francine Kohen)

Profiles of naming recovery in aphasia (with Adelyn Brecher, Paula Sobel)

7R01DC00191-22 (NIH/NIDCD)  09/26/2001 -  08/31/2006

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AAC Processing Support for Spoken Language in Aphasia

Myrna F. Schwartz, Principal Investigator;  Marcia Linebarger, Co-Investigator (Psycholinguistic Technologies, Inc.)

This grant supports further development of the Sentence Shaper, an augmentative-assistive communication (AAC) device for persons with aphasia, which provides processing support for spoken language communication.

Subprojects include:

Development of a personal digital assistant (pda) component of the Sentence Shaper that can be used to support communication in real time (Marcia Linebarger, John Romania

Evaluation of the efficacy of the Sentence Shaper with and without pda as an aid to functional language communication by aphasic speakers (the team:  Ruth Fink, Megan Bartlett-Williams, Marcia Linebarger)

Comparison of the Sentence Shaper/pda with standard multi-modality tools for enhancing functional communication in aphasia (the team; with consultant Roberta Elman)

Using focus groups and other qualitative techniques to assess users' satisfaction with the AAC and traditional functional communication aids (the team; with consultant Gala True

1R01 HD043991-02 (NIH/NICHD)     04/01/2003 - 03/31/2008

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Assistive Technology for Adults with Acquired Aphasia

Myrna F. Schwartz,  Principal Investigator

This grant from the State of Pennsylvania supports development of a training manual for the Sentence Shaper and a test for mastery of the mechanics of operating the system (with Ruth Fink, Megan Bartlett-Williams, Marcia Linebarger). 

4100020643 (PA Dept. of Health)  05/01/2004 - 04/30/2005

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 Linguistic and Nonlinguistic Functions of Frontal Cortex

Sharon Thompson-Schill, Principal Investigator

Under a subcontract from the University of Pennsylvania to Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, we are conducting lesion studies of the role of prefrontal cortes in the resolution of conflict in a variety of language tasks (with Tatiana Schnur, Ester Lee, and consultant, H. Branch Coslett).

1 R01 MH067008-02 (NIH/NIMH)    12/01/2002 - 11/30/2007

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 Lexical Retrieval, Verbal Short-Term Memory and Learning

Nadine Martin, Principal Investigator

Under a subcontract from Temple University, we are conducting studies of naming, repetition and verbal learning in aphasia (with Ruth Fink).

5 R01 DC001924-10 (NIH/NIDCD)     07/01/1999 - 06/30/2005

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