Current Projects
Below are some of the projects we are currently recruiting participants for. If you or someone you know meets the requirements and would like to participate, please contact us by visiting our contact page
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Cochlear Implant (CI) ProjectWe are interested in how children with cochlear implants process auditory and visual information. We are using brain-based procedures to see how different experiences using a cochlear implant influence language and cognitive ability. We are trying to measure the effect of experience on how a child’s brain processes auditory and visual information. Recording children’s brain activity while they are listening to sounds and watching images can give us a glimpse as to how a child is adapting to this new mode of listening. We will follow some children year after year to investigate developmental changes that take place as children develop.
Who Can Participate? We are seeking deaf children with cochlear implants between the ages 1.5 to 8 years old We are also seeking hearing children between the ages of 1.5 to 8 years of age To participate, visit the Cochlear Implant Project page |
Memory StudySigns are composed from sublexical properties (movement, handshape, orientation and location). One working hypothesis is that signs are stored in the mental lexicon according to these parameters and that sign recognition involves matching the incoming sublexical properties of a sign to the lexical properties of stored signs. This projects seeks to expand our understanding of this hypothesis.
For more information on sign language and research on signed languages, visit our Sign Language Research page Who Can Participate? We are seeking deaf adults between 18-30 years of age To participate, contact Dr. Kristina Backer |
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