CogNeuro Research Lab

Investigator: Brenda Rapp

Krieger Hall 131

• Lab Members
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Research in the CogNeuro lab is primarily concerned with the study of the cognitive skills and brain activity of individuals who have suffered neurological injury or a developmental difference in order to further our understanding of cognitive processes, representations and their neural substrates. Brief descriptions of some of our projects are provided below:

Research Projects Currently Supervised by Brenda Rapp:

Orthographic representation and processing

• An fMRI investigation of the neural substrates that support recovery of function in acquired dysgraphia (Manny Vindiola)
• A behavioral and fMRI study of developmental dysgraphia (Nik Krumm)
• A neuropsychological and computational study of serial order production (Ari Goldberg)
• The neural substrates of written language production (Brian Glucroft)
• Behavioral intervention in a case of progressive dysgraphia (Brian Glucroft)
• The acquisition of written language in Williams Syndrome (Banchiamlack Dessalegn)

Phonological representation and second language learning

• The neural substrates supporting the learning of second-language phonology (Julia Yarmolinskaya)

Spatial representation

• Attention-centered spatial frames of reference: Evidence from visuo-spatial neglect (Jared Medina)

Representation and plasticity in the somatosensory system

• The reorganization of somatosensory perceptions subsequent to neural injury (Jared Medina)