We announced to you in February 2022 the acquisition of an EEG system compatible with neurostimulation thanks to a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). After reorganizing the laboratory and installing our new equipment, we started our first study in 2022, after obtaining approval from the Ethics Committee of the Sectoral Research in Neuroscience and Mental Health (CIUSSSCN; project #2022-2478).
You’ve probably heard the sentence ‘It’s not what you said, it’s how you said it’. You may have heard it in a context where someone sounded angrier, ruder, or more sarcastic or dismissive than expected. This sentence is related to a property of language known as prosody.
February 11th marked the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. This is a day to celebrate the achievements of female scientists throughout history, and to think about the need for inclusivity in science. To commemorate this day, we asked our lab members to reflect on the importance of women and girls in science and on the challenges they still face.
We are pleased to present to you the results of a scientific article that we recently published in the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, and which was featured in Jean Hamann’s publication in ULaval Nouvelles in December.
This is the fourth article in our series on speech sound processing. In previous publications, the first stages of speech processing were described, from the ear to the auditory cortex. When central auditory processing is successfully completed, additional levels of (linguistic) processing are required to identify and interpret speech sounds, and to understand their meaning. The speech signal therefore continues its journey inside the brain!
Our very first comic strip! Today, we present to you this fantastic project developed by Marjorie, a speech therapist, during her time as a student in the lab. This comic strip introduces the steps that take place in our brain when we name an object from our environment out loud. Marjorie has managed to create a comic strip that is both beautiful and entertaining, featuring friendly neurons! Enjoy!
