Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment
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Neurostimulation for the Treatment of Post-Stroke Aphasia
This research study examines if non-invasive brain stimulation paired with a speech and language therapy task is an effective form of treatment for post-stroke aphasia.
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COMET-C
The purpose of the study is to evaluate an online communication partner training program designed to help improve communication during business interactions between employees and customers with communication disabilities.
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Development of a Loneliness Intervention (Part 1)
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is conducting research to better understand the various factors that contribute to loneliness in people with post-stroke communication difficulties and gain input on a new intervention addressing loneliness.
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Measuring Real-World Talk Time and Locations of People With Aphasia Using Wearable Technology.
read moreSmall-Dose Behavioral Treatment Effects: Learning Following 2 Hours of Computer-Based Conversational Script Training in Individuals With Poststroke Aphasia.
read moreLanguage and Attention Networks Have Distinct Roles in Language Improvement Following an Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program.
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Latest Updates
25 Years & Going Strong: Celebrating the Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment
For the past quarter century, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment has been a lifeline. Through clinical treatment, research, extensive programming and outreach,…
view all newsMeasuring Brain Activity of Patients With Aphasia During Therapy
Researchers at the Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab hope to find new ways to personalize treatment and improve outcomes for people with aphasia — using a non-invasive neuroimaging technique to discover how the brain responds during therapy.
Aphasia Research SLPs Stacy Chrzastowski & Abby Jeppson Complete Northwestern Clinical Bioethics Scholars Program
Stacy Chrzastowski and Abby Jeppson — two research speech-language pathologists in the Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment — recently graduated from the Northwestern Clinical Bioethics Scholars Program.