Investigating Reading and Speech with fMRI

Investigating Reading and Speech with fMRI

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Reading is a means of accessing the growing technological and literate world. Although the skill of reading is essential in our society, not everyone finds learning how to read easy. We are interested in how the brains of skilled adult readers automatically recognize both the sound and meaning of words they see.

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Both male and female

18 years old to 65 years old

Healthy Volunteers

Who can participate in this study?

  • Ages 18-65 (or students enrolled at university if younger than 18)
  • Monolingual first-language English speaker (some second language instruction in school is OK)
  • Neurologically healthy by self-report
  • Normal vision or contacts (no glasses) and normal auditory ability by self-report
  • No language delays or impairments by self-report
  • Certain metal implants are ineligible

What is involved?

Our study involves two sessions, each taking up to 1.5 hours. The first visit involves completing a set of background and language history questionnaires and cognitive testing to measure general reading and language ability. During this visit, participants will also read words on a computer screen. The second visit involves a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scan while reading words.

Principal Investigator & Posting Dates

Principal Investigator: Marc Joanisse
Study posted on: February 23rd, 2023
Recruitment open until: April 1st, 2024

Who can I contact to learn more about this study?

For more information about this study please contact:

Deanne Wah
dwah@uwo.ca

 

 

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