Neural Function and Recovery Lab

05/18/2024

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05/03/2024

Go Grey in May!
Brain tumor awareness month!

Cerebellar mutism syndrome (CMS) is acquired in between 4-20% of children following resection of a tumor in the posterior fossa region of the brain. CMS results in a complex mix of symptoms including complete loss of speech for a period of time, ataxia, emotional liability, cognitive deficits and long term disabilities.

I am proud to serve on the executive board of the Posterior Fossa Society, an international, interdisciplinary group dedicated to research to improve the outcomes of children with CMS to help them live their best lives.

https://www.posteriorfosssasociety.org/

My lab is currently conducting an EEG study to learn more about the mechanisms behind this debilitating condition.

10/05/2023

Who says training students EEG capping can’t be fun?!

05/12/2023

Learn about language areas of the brain and the effects of damage to those parts of the brain. By Carole Yue. Created by Carole Yue.Watch the next lesson: ht...

05/11/2023

APHASIA & FATIGUE

Many people with aphasia find that fatigue greatly impacts their language disability.

Here are a few tips:

1. Pace yourself.
2. If you have several therapies in one day, schedule speech therapy first.
3. Take breaks or even a nap during the day.

Learn more about the Aphasia Recovery Connection, a nonprofit org at:
https://aphasiarecoveryconnection.org

Daily Zoom Calls, Monthly Trainings, Aphasia Retreat, and More!

05/06/2023

Great work, Emma Zenzen!!

MNSHA is excited to announce the first of two Excellence in Research Poster Award Winners: Emma Zenzen! 🎉

Emma is a graduate student at the University of Minnesota - Duluth. Her research is titled "The Process of Implementation of the International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative (IDDSI) in the Setting of Pediatric Speech Language Pathology" and her faculty advisor is Dr. Sharyl Samargia-Grivette.

Emma presented her research at the Convention held on April 21-22, which can now be viewed on demand throughout May.

Congratulations to Emma and Dr. Samargia-Grivette! 👏

05/01/2023

Cerebellar mutism syndrome (CMS) is acquired by about 20% of children following resection of a tumor in the posterior fossa region of the brain. CMS results in a complex mix of symptoms including complete loss of speech for a period of time, ataxia, emotional liability, cognitive deficits and long term disabilities.

I am proud to serve on the executive board of the Posterior Fossa Society, an international, interdisciplinary group dedicated to research to improve the outcomes of children with CMS to help them live their best lives.

https://www.posteriorfossasociety.org/

04/29/2023

While spring is the season for aphasia camp registration, there are year-round ...

04/29/2023

NEUROPLASTICITY

"Use it or lose it - The skills you don’t practice often get weaker."

Shared from Healing the Broken Brain: Leading Experts Answer 100 Questions About Stroke Recovery by Dr. Mike Dow, Megan Sutton, and David Dow.

Available on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Healing.../dp/1401952658/ref=nodl_

Practice. Practice. Practice. You can do it!

04/29/2023

Lab t-shirts and sweatshirts are now available!!

Online ordering for UMD Neural Function & Recovery Lab 2023

04/29/2023

Graduate students from the NFR presenting their research at the Research and Scholarship Showcase.

8 days until they walk across the stage and offially earn their Master of Arts degree and enter the field of speech language pathology!

Congratulations and good luck, Autumn Klug, Ashley Glasow, Eryn MacDonell, Sydney Kurtzweg, Emma Zenzen, Maddie Jorgenson!!

01/19/2023

Started training graduate students for our upcoming TMS protocol. Thank you Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain.