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Lab Overview

The CNS Speech Lab at the Boston University Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems is directed by Prof. Frank Guenther and is funded by grants from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) and National Science Foundation (NSF). The lab includes a number of researchers and graduate research assistants from Boston University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Harvard University. The primary goal of the lab is the development, testing, and refinement of a computational modeling framework addressing the neural processes underlying speech. We apply this theoretical framework to study communication disorders and design neural prosthetics in collaborative projects with other labs. More information about our research is available on the main research page here.

SpeechLab in the News

Brain implant helps stroke victim speak again, New Scientist, July 9, 2008.

Decoding neural signals for speech may give voice to the voiceless, MIT Technology Review, July 3, 2008.

Neural implant aims to restore speech to the paralyzed, The Dana Foundation's BrainWork, February 1, 2008.

Scientists seek to help 'locked-in' man speak, CNN, December 14, 2007.

Eavesdropping on brain cells could translate thoughts into speech, New Scientist, November 17, 2007.

Putting blocks in the way of stammering, San Diego Tribune, December 18, 2002.

The Biology of stuttering: Repeat after me, Discover Magazine, July 2002.

From mouth to mind: New insights into how language warps the brain, Scientific American, August 2002.