Computational Neuroscience of Language Processing in the Human Brain
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
Language is a signature human cognitive skill, but the precise computations that support language understanding remain unknown. This study aims to combine high-quality human neural data obtained through intracranial recordings with advances in computational modeling of human cognition to shed light on the construction and understanding of speech.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 85
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• clinical indications to proceed with intracranial monitoring involving the left cerebral hemisphere, as determined by a multidisciplinary epilepsy surgery team
• the ability to comply with test directions and provide informed consent
• between ages 18 - 85
Locations
United States
Massachusetts
Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITING
Boston
Contact Information
Primary
Evelina Fedorenko, PhD
evelina9@mit.edu
617-258-0670
Time Frame
Start Date: 2021-04-02
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-03-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 40
Treatments
Other: Epileptic participants undergoing intracranial monitoring
Patients with pharmaco-resistant epilepsy undergoing intracranial monitoring involving the left cerebral hemisphere.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Massachusetts General Hospital
Collaborators: Massachusetts Institute of Technology