# Training in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Communication

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · 2022 · $351,790

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
Disordered communication can come about as a consequence of hearing loss, as a result of developmental
disorders such as autism, dyslexia, or developmental language disorder (DLD), or as a function of acquired
disorders such as aphasia or traumatic brain injury (TBI). In order to make progress in assessment and
treatment of communication disorders, the next generation of communication scientists needs to not only
understand the underlying neural bases of these disorders, but also how to bring research from the laboratory
to the clinic. The current program, Training in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Communication, will recruit a total
of ten predoctoral trainees and five postdoctoral trainees, each serving a two-year traineeship, and equip them
with specific skills and competencies that are needed for progress in understanding these disorders. Trainees
from Psychology and Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences will receive targeted instruction in cognitive
neuroscience, with a special emphasis on neuroimaging methods, and will learn to apply those skills in trainee-
led, mentored research projects. Further, training will emphasize the application of basic research, and
trainees will interact not only with scientists who are experts in communication disorders, but also community
stakeholders, including those that experience conditions such as aphasia, dyslexia, and autism. Other value-
added activities will include a professional development seminar, January-term “crash-courses” emphasizing
specialized skills, and external workshops to support advanced methods training. Our mentor team, drawn
from Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, and three different degree programs in Psychology (Clinical,
Developmental, Perception-Action-Cognition), has substantial expertise in a variety of imaging methods (e.g.
fMRI, fNIRS, TMS/tDCS, EEG/ERP) and has conducted impactful research on range of communication
disorders (e.g. aphasia, hearing loss, dyslexia, developmental language disorder, autism). The team has a
strong track record of impactful research on typical and atypical communication, and of mentoring productive
scientist trainees at the predoctoral and postdoctoral levels. This training program will produce a cohort of
scholars who are poised to make significant progress in the study of communication.
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10438824
- **Project number:** 5T32DC017703-04
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS
- **Principal Investigator:** Inge-Marie Eigsti
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $351,790
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2019-07-01 → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10438824

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10438824, Training in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Communication (5T32DC017703-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10438824. Licensed CC0.

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