• Brain Plasticity, Communication
    and Ageing Laboratory
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  • Speech language pathologist by profession,
    Dr Ana Inés Ansaldo’s interests are focused on the mechanisms
    of brain plasticity with respect to language processing.
  • Brain plasticity
    One laboratory
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Brain Plasticity, Communication and Ageing Laboratory is a center for research and reflection on the ageing mind and its language processing capacities.

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Laboratory Brain Plasticity Communication Ageing

Research undertaken in the Lab aims to develop additional knowledge regarding language difficulties following a stroke or in the context of dementia.

The impact of bilingualism on cognitive aging and its effects on cerebral functioning is also studied.

Cerebral Plasticity in Ageing

MIND'S CAPACITY

Cerebral plasticity is the mind’s capacity to modify its connections to optimize performance. Plasticity is a lifelong phenomenon that continues throughout aging. Functional neuroimaging allows the observation of the mechanisms underlying cerebral plasticity during events such as learning a second language or recovery after a brain lesion resulting in language deficits.

MECHANISMS OF CEREBRAL PLASTICITY

A better understanding of the mechanisms of cerebral plasticity in aging will favor proper aging, both in healthy aging populations and in populations suffering from cerebral lesions. The Laboratoire de plasticité cérébrale, communication et vieillissement [Brain Plasticity, Communication and Aging Laboratory] aims to describe the phenomenon of cerebral plasticity associated to language in the aging individual. Research is rooted in cognitive neuroscience and speech-language pathology, all while integrating functional neuroimaging technologies.

REACTION TO STIMULI

Research conducted in the Laboratoire de plasticité cérébrale, communication et vieillissement [Brain Plasticity, Communication and Ageing Laboratory] shows that the aging brain reacts to specific and intense stimuli. It is, therefore, possible to stimulate cerebral plasticity in the aging individual so as to improve cognitive functioning and optimize the quality of life.

Brain Plasticity, Communication and Ageing Laboratory

DRE ANA-INÉS ANSALDO

Speech-language pathologist by profession, Dre Ana Inés Ansaldo’s interests are focused on the mechanisms of brain plasticity involved in language processing, more specifically in the context of aging.

STUDENTS

The Laboratoire de plasticité cérébrale, communication et vieillissement [Brain Plasticity, Communication and Ageing Laboratory] welcomes graduate, doctoral and post-doctoral students from a wide variety of educational backgrounds and universities across the globe.

PUBLICATIONS

Numerous scientific articles, book chapters, and other publications were produced by researchers from the laboratory, favoring the transmission and sharing of knowledge. See the list...

DRE ANSALDO REVIEWER

Dr Ansaldo is a reviewer for many scientific journals of international acclaim, including Cortex, Neuroimage, Brain & Language, Brain and Cognition, etc.

COLLABORATORS

Dr Ansaldo’s team works in close collaboration with prestigious laboratories, nationally and internationally, as well as Quebec associations consisting of aphasia patients.

SPECIAL PROJECTs

Beyond the activities of the laboratory De Ana Inés Ansaldo leading the development of projects such COMPA (S) and CAREC.