Lesion and neuroimaging studies indicate that the insula mediates motor aspects of speech
production, specifically, articulatory control. Although it has direct connections to Broca’s …

OBJECTIVE: We describe the application of a new spatial filtering technique – event-related
beamforming (ERB) – for presurgical functional mapping of primary sensory areas using …

Objectives: To examine developmental changes in the N1a, N1b and N1c evoked by a tone
and a speech consonant (/da/). Methods: Subjects (n=70 for tones; n=69 for /da/) were …

The question of etiology in autism remains elusive primarily due to the fact that autism does
not result from a single dysfunction but is multi-faceted in nature. Investigations into etiology …

The current study was undertaken to investigate the impact of speech motor issues on the
speech intelligibility of children with moderate to severe speech sound disorders (SSD) within …

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) occurs from a closed-head impact. Often referred to as
concussion, about 20% of cases complain of secondary psychological sequelae, such as …

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious mental health injury which can manifest
after experiencing a traumatic life event. The disorder is characterized by symptoms of re-…

Inhibition is a fundamental executive function necessary for self-management of behaviour.
The ability to withhold prepotent responses shows protracted development, extending …

Functional MRI (fMRI) is routinely used to non-invasively localize language areas.
Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is being explored as an alternative technique. MEG tasks to …

The tremendous changes in brain structure over childhood are critical to the development of
cognitive functions. Neuroimaging provides a means of linking these brain-behaviour …