https://pittplusme.org/study/2261
How are Auditory Signals Processed in the Brain? Native English-Speaking Participants 18-25 Needed
STUDY BASICS
Are you a native English speaker? You may be able to participate in a research study to help to understand how different regions of the brain are associated with important auditory and cognitive functioning. You may help researchers understand how auditory signals are processed in the adult brainstem and cerebral cortex, influenced by linguistic and non-linguistic factors.
STUDY PURPOSE
The purpose of this research study is to examine how auditory signals are processed in the adult brainstem and cerebral cortex, influenced by linguistic and non-linguistic factors.
COULD THIS STUDY BE RIGHT FOR YOU?
- Age 18 to 25 years old
- Native English Speaker
WHAT PARTICIPANTS CAN EXPECT
Some participants may listen to various sounds in a quiet room without undergoing brain scans. Some participants may undergo EEG and/or Eye-Tracking studies.
IRB: STUDY19070103A
- Cortical contributions to frequency-following response generation and modulation
MEET THE RESEARCHER
Bharath Chandrasekaran
Dr. Chandrasekaran serves as a Professor and Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at The University of Pittsburgh. He earned his Ph.D. in Integrative Neuroscience from Purdue University in 2008, completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Northwestern University before joining the University of Texas at Austin in 2010. Dr. Chandrasekaran’s research uses a systems neuroscience approach to study the computations, maturational constraints, and plasticity underlying behaviorally-relevant auditory signals like speech and music. Over the last two decades, his lab has leveraged cutting-edge multimodal neuroimaging methods and computational modeling approaches to develop a sophisticated understanding how sounds are represented and categorized in the human brain. His approach is highly collaborative and interdisciplinary, integrating across fields of communication sciences and disorders, neuroscience, linguistics, psychology, engineering, and otolaryngology. His laboratory is currently supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF).