Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE120101119
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$375,000.00
Summary
The critical executive processes involved in translating ideas into spoken language for conversational speech. This project will investigate the critical cognitive pathways, and supporting brain areas, involved in speaking for meaning. This will enable better diagnosis of communication disorders in neurological conditions, such as stroke, and identification of methods for delaying dementia by maintaining and enhancing conversational skills in older adults.