Webinar Shauni Van Herck - 10 September 2020

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Invitation Research Webinar ExpORL, Dept. Neurosciences Preventive intervention effects in pre-reading children at cognitive risk for dyslexia. Shauni Van Herck When? Thursday, 10 September 2020, 10:00 Online access The research webinar can be accessed through the following link: https://meet.kuleuven.be/shauni.vanherck/7YL3KJC6 Abstract It has been hypothesized that deficits in auditory temporal processing are underlying phonological processing problems in dyslexia. At the same time, envelope enhancement (EE) strategies have shown potential to reduce at least some of these deficits. Interventions for dyslexia are however mostly provided after the most effective intervention period. To overcome this paradox we need to develop preventive interventions. In this research seminar, I will present the results of a preventive intervention in children at cognitive risk for dyslexia at both the behavioral and the neurophysiological level, using an auditory perceptive task and ASSRs. Please reply to this email if you are planning to attend the presentation. In order to comply with current Covid-19 regulations, this research seminar has been converted to a webinar. Only the supervisory committee and the presenting PhD student are allowed to attend the seminar in person, if it is desirable. Thank you for your understanding. Copyright KU Leuven

Webinar Babette Maessen - 25 August 2020

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Invitation Research Webinar ExpORL, Dept. Neurosciences The relation between spontaneous hand gestures, stuttering and intelligibility in individuals with Down syndrome. Babette Maessen When? Tuesday, 25 August 2020, 10:00 Online access The research webinar can be accessed through the following link: https://meet.kuleuven.be/babette.maessen/83GSGLT8 Abstract Individuals with Down syndrome often present with language production problems wherefore they are able to compensate with spontaneous hand gestures. These individuals also often present which stuttering but it is unknown if they are able to use gestures to compensate for these speech problems. Therefore, we investigate the gesture-speech relationship in individuals with Down syndrome who stutter and the effect these gestures might have on their speech intelligibility. In this research seminar, I will present the results of two of our studies involving stuttering in individuals with Down syndrome. I will also inform you about our new study concerning the effect of gesture on the intelligibility of stuttering events in individuals with Down syndrome. Please reply to this email if you are planning to attend the presentation. In order to comply with current Covid-19 regulations, this research seminar has been converted to a webinar. Only the supervisory committee and the presenting PhD student are allowed to attend the seminar in person, if it is desirable. Thank you for your understanding. Copyright KU Leuven

Webinar Jill Kries - 15 September 2020

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Invitation Research Webinar ExpORL, Dept. Neurosciences A neurodiagnostic measure for aphasia: capturing speech processing mechanisms via neural tracking. Jill Kries When? Tuesday, 15 September 2020, 13:00 Online access The research webinar can be accessed through the following link: https://meet.kuleuven.be/jill.kries/9chlg645 Abstract EEG research in the aphasia population has mainly focused on ERP paradigms with artificial stimuli so far. However, little is known about processing of natural, connected speech in aphasia. Therefore, we investigated neural responses to connected speech in people with aphasia in the chronic phase after stroke, as well as in younger and older adults. In the seminar, I will discuss whether it is possible to measure speech processing via neural tracking in people with aphasia and how it differs from control groups. Could this method present a possible neuromarker for aphasia? Please reply to this email if you are planning to attend the presentation. In order to comply with current Covid-19 regulations, this research seminar has been converted to a webinar. Only the supervisory committee and the presenting PhD student are allowed to attend the seminar in person, if it is desirable. Thank you for your understanding. Copyright KU Leuven

Webinar Lauren Blockmans - 27 August 2020

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Invitation Research Webinar ExpORL, Dept. Neurosciences Structural connectivity characteristics of children at risk for dyslexia in the pre-reading stage. Lauren Blockmans When? Thursday, 27 August 2020, 14:00 Online access The research webinar can be accessed through the following link: https://meet.kuleuven.be/lauren.blockmans/ZC66CMQS Abstract Recent studies in the field of dyslexia suggested that brain differences in auditory and phonological regions of the temporal lobe are driven by family risk (FR) rather than reading outcome. Therefore, we aim to determine the influence of FR in the pre-reading stage. In this research seminar, I will present the findings of the pre-reading dMRI data in children at risk for dyslexia. I will also shed some light on the behavioral data we have collected so far. Please reply to this email if you are planning to attend the presentation. In order to comply with current Covid-19 regulations, this research seminar has been converted to a webinar. Only the supervisory committee and the presenting PhD student are allowed to attend the seminar in person, if it is desirable. Thank you for your understanding. Copyright KU Leuven

ExpORL researchers highlighted by the Luxembourg National Research Fund

Luxembourg National Research Fund has highlighted ExpORL researchers Jill Kries, Lauren Blockmans, Klara Schevenels and Femke Vanden Bempt for their work on language deficits and rehabilitation in people with a language-related disorder like aphasia and dyslexia. You can read more about their projects in this article: https://www.fnr.lu/research-with-impact-fnr-highlight/spotlight-how-language-manifests-in-the-brain/

New PhDs: Annelies and Ehsan!

Congratulations to Annelies Devesse and Ehsan Darestani Farahani for successfully completing their PhD. The PhD defenses were held online due to the pandemic, but this did not take away from the impressive scientific performance of Ehsan and Annelies.

Ehsan's doctoral thesis is titled: 'Brain source analyses of auditory temporal processing across age'. The work of Annelies concerns 'Daily listening challenges: assessment of auditory-visual functioning and listening effort via a multitask paradigm’.

We wish you both the best in your future careers!

"Graag Duidelijk" button

Mondmaskers zijn problematisch voor slechthorenden, omdat zij steunen op liplezen en gezichtsuitdrukkingen om aan te vullen wat ze niet goed horen. Daarom heeft Prof. Nicolas Verhaert, verbonden aan ExpORL, samen met het UZ Leuven een "Graag Duidelijk" button ontwikkeld. Door deze button te dragen, kan een slechthorende zorgverleners en andere gesprekspartners aanmoedigen zich duidelijk uit te drukken. Er wordt ook gewerkt aan een mondmasker met plastic venster voor logopedisten, audiologen en oorchirurgen.

Lees volledige artikels hier:

Vrt: https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2020/05/11/uz-leuven-geeft-slechthorenden-button-voor-duidelijke-communicat/

UZ Leuven: https://www.uzleuven.be/nl/nieuws/uz-leuven-button-voor-slechthorenden-vergemakkelijkt-communicatie-met-mondmaskers

HLN: https://www.hln.be/in-de-buurt/leuven/uz-leuven-ontwerpt-graag-duidelijk-button-om-communicatie-voor-slechthorenden-te-vergemakkelijken~a32c033b/