# AphasiaBank: A Shared Database for the Study of Aphasic Communication

> **NIH NIH R01** · CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $355,509

## Abstract

This project seeks to enhance the value of the AphasiaBank database and tools
for the study of spoken language and communication as used by people with
aphasia. We will do this through the introduction of innovative methods for
automatic speech recognition, discourse analysis, gesture analysis, corpus
analysis, and a new system called collaborative commentary. We will apply these
new methods to the analysis of the current database, as well as many new
corpora. We will configure these new methods for widespread use by both
researchers and clinicians.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10519557
- **Project number:** 2R01DC008524-16
- **Recipient organization:** CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** BRIAN MACWHINNEY
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $355,509
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2007-05-01 → 2027-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10519557

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10519557, AphasiaBank: A Shared Database for the Study of Aphasic Communication (2R01DC008524-16). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10519557. Licensed CC0.

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