Assistant Professor, Cognitive Science - GIDP | Member of the Graduate Faculty | Associate Professor, BIO5 Institute | Associate Professor, Speech/Language and Hearing
Aneta Kielar, PhD, is the director of the Language and Neuroimaging Research Laboratory. Her research explores neural correlates of language processing. She uses a combination of cognitive measures, structural and functional neuroimaging techniques fMRI, EEG/ERPs, and MEG) to understand how neural dynamics are impacted by stroke, neurodegenerative disorders and aging. Dr. Kielar is interested in recovery of function, and treatment approaches involving speech-language therapy in combination with noni nvasive brain stimulation techniques, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation TMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation tDCS)
Key words: Neuroimaging, fMRI, ERPs/EEG, Electromagnetoencephalography (MEG), electrophysiology, connectivity, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, language disorders, stroke-induced aphasia, Primary Progressive Aphasia, cognitive aging. My current research program is centered on investigating the neurobiology of healthy language system, and changes in cognitive and language processing associated with stroke and neurological disorders. My interests include incorporating cognitive measures and multimodal neuroimaging methods, with a goal to understand the relationship between language and other aspects of cognition, as well as the neural dynamics related to brain damage, resilience, and recovery. I direct my research efforts to identify factors which affect language comprehension and production, and how these change with development and are influenced by aging, stroke, brain injury, and neurodegenerative disorders, such as Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The long-term goal of my research is to understand the cognitive and neural processes that support recovery of cognitive and language functions after stroke. I study language processing at the multiple levels, using behavioral experiments and both structural (DTI, lesion-symptom mapping, voxel-based morphometry) and functional neuroimaging (fMRI, EEG, MEG). In addition, I am interested in neuroplasticity and application of noninvasive brain stimulation techniques (e.g., TMS, tDCS) to the treatment of aphasia and dementia. Majors: Neuroscience, Physiology, Biology, Psychology, Linguistics, NSCS, SLHS
Key words: Neuroimaging, fMRI, ERPs/EEG, Electromagnetoencephalography (MEG), electrophysiology, connectivity, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, language disorders, stroke-induced aphasia, Primary Progressive Aphasia, cognitive aging. My current research program is centered on investigating the neurobiology of healthy language system, and changes in cognitive and language processing associated with stroke and neurological disorders. My interests include incorporating cognitive measures and multimodal neuroimaging methods, with a goal to understand the relationship between language and other aspects of cognition, as well as the neural dynamics related to brain damage, resilience, and recovery. I direct my research efforts to identify factors which affect language comprehension and production, and how these change with development and are influenced by aging, stroke, brain injury, and neurodegenerative disorders, such as Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The long-term goal of my research is to understand the cognitive and neural processes that support recovery of cognitive and language functions after stroke. I study language processing at the multiple levels, using behavioral experiments and both structural (DTI, lesion-symptom mapping, voxel-based morphometry) and functional neuroimaging (fMRI, EEG, MEG). In addition, I am interested in neuroplasticity and application of noninvasive brain stimulation techniques (e.g., TMS, tDCS) to the treatment of aphasia and dementia. Majors: Neuroscience, Physiology, Biology, Psychology, Linguistics, NSCS, SLHS
Key words: Neuroimaging, fMRI, ERPs/EEG, Electromagnetoencephalography (MEG), electrophysiology, connectivity, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, language disorders, stroke-induced aphasia, Primary Progressive Aphasia, cognitive aging. My current research program is centered on investigating the neurobiology of healthy language system, and changes in cognitive and language processing associated with stroke and neurological disorders. My interests include incorporating cognitive measures and multimodal neuroimaging methods, with a goal to understand the relationship between language and other aspects of cognition, as well as the neural dynamics related to brain damage, resilience, and recovery. I direct my research efforts to identify factors which affect language comprehension and production, and how these change with development and are influenced by aging, stroke, brain injury, and neurodegenerative disorders, such as Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The long-term goal of my research is to understand the cognitive and neural processes that support recovery of cognitive and language functions after stroke. I study language processing at the multiple levels, using behavioral experiments and both structural (DTI, lesion-symptom mapping, voxel-based morphometry) and functional neuroimaging (fMRI, EEG, MEG). In addition, I am interested in neuroplasticity and application of noninvasive brain stimulation techniques (e.g., TMS, tDCS) to the treatment of aphasia and dementia. Majors: Neuroscience, Physiology, Biology, Psychology, Linguistics, NSCS, SLHS
Key words: Neuroimaging, fMRI, ERPs/EEG, Electromagnetoencephalography (MEG), electrophysiology, connectivity, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, language disorders, stroke-induced aphasia, Primary Progressive Aphasia, cognitive aging. My current research program is centered on investigating the neurobiology of healthy language system, and changes in cognitive and language processing associated with stroke and neurological disorders. My interests include incorporating cognitive measures and multimodal neuroimaging methods, with a goal to understand the relationship between language and other aspects of cognition, as well as the neural dynamics related to brain damage, resilience, and recovery. I direct my research efforts to identify factors which affect language comprehension and production, and how these change with development and are influenced by aging, stroke, brain injury, and neurodegenerative disorders, such as Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The long-term goal of my research is to understand the cognitive and neural processes that support recovery of cognitive and language functions after stroke. I study language processing at the multiple levels, using behavioral experiments and both structural (DTI, lesion-symptom mapping, voxel-based morphometry) and functional neuroimaging (fMRI, EEG, MEG). In addition, I am interested in neuroplasticity and application of noninvasive brain stimulation techniques (e.g., TMS, tDCS) to the treatment of aphasia and dementia. Majors: Neuroscience, Physiology, Biology, Psychology, Linguistics, NSCS, SLHS