LANGUAGE DISORDERS

This study tests a speech therapy program for bilingual Spanish-English or Spanish-Catalan speakers with primary progressive aphasia, a condition that slowly damages language abilities. Sixty participants will receive personalized script training via video sessions, while 30 othe…

This study is testing whether a liquid form of leucovorin (a type of folate) can improve social communication and language in young children with autism. Researchers will enroll 80 children ages 2.5 to 5 years who have a specific antibody linked to folate transport. The study las…

This study aims to develop and test a new scale that measures how well people with aphasia communicate in everyday life, not just in lab tasks. Researchers will enroll 50 Italian-speaking adults with language disorders after a stroke. The goal is to create a tool that considers g…

This study looks at language difficulties in people with psychosis, including those at risk, experiencing a first episode, or diagnosed with schizophrenia. Researchers will give a full language test to 90 patients and compare results with a healthy control group. The goal is to b…

This study looks at how the brain makes sense of sentences. Researchers will record brain activity from electrodes already placed in the brains of people with epilepsy for medical reasons. Participants read or listen to sentences word by word and pick a picture that matches. In s…