SANDLab: Semantics, Aphasia, and Neural Dynamics Laboratory

02/25/2026

We are currently recruiting for a study about aphasia treatment in Persian. Feel free to distribute to whomever you see fit. Thanks!

10/03/2024

Please join us for our monthly Penn State Alumni Aphasia Group meeting. This month, it's on Halloween! 👻

10/02/2024

Happy to announce that we have started creating aphasia-friendly video summaries of our research articles. They are posted on our website.

This video summarizes the article titled “Abstract Semantic Associative Network Training: An Abstract Word Retrieval Therapy Program.” The full text article can be found here for free.

06/13/2023

Calling all people with in central PA: Come check out the Penn State Health RecFest August 26th 1-5pm. This is a great opportunity to check out adaptive sports - get back into your favorite sport! Register here:

Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, from 1 – 5 p.m. at Spooky Nook Sports Complex. Celebrating recreation for individuals of all ages and abilities.

04/15/2022

Hello good people! SANDLab is recruiting for 2 aphasia studies. The first is a treatment study for people who are within driving distance of Hershey Medical Center. The second is for anyone who speaks Spanish and English and has access to Zoom. The flyers are attached. Thanks!

04/05/2022

Aphasia has been in the news lately because Bruce Willis was recently diagnosed with aphasia. Visit our lab webage to read more about aphasia.

Aphasia is a language disorder that currently affects over 2 million Americans (Simmons-Mackie, 2018), with approximately 180,000 new cases each year (American Speech Language Hearing Association). Aphasia can affect all different aspects of language, including speaking, understanding, reading, and....

05/28/2021

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06/18/2020

The month of June holds a special meaning for the aphasia community. Join me and many others for two activities to close out Aphasia Awareness month - a month filled with reflection, recognition, and celebration.

TODAY (June 18th) Jamie Azios (Lamar University) a 2019 Tavistock Distinguished Scholar will lead a conversation on insights from research and the front lines, offering tips and diving into your questions on a wide range of topics.

The month will be capped off with a global 24-Hour Virtual Teach-In. This is a chance to share all the fantastic work that continues to go into our communities.

More information can be found online at https://www.aphasiaaccess.org/upcoming-events/. We hope you will join us!

Upcoming Programs Aphasia Awareness Month The month of June holds a special meaning for the aphasia community. It is a month filled with reflection, recognition, and celebration. To honor Aphasia Awareness month, Aphasia Access has planned virtual events throughout the month. We hope you can join us...

04/17/2020

So proud of Lucia and Alex who did a great job presenting their work at the Penn State Undergraduate Exhibition!

Research in the Semantics, Aphasia, and Neural Dynamics Lab focuses on finding ways to optimize language therapy for acquired language disorders. For our research project, we explored the role of language dominance during abstract word retrieval training for a Spanish-English bilingual patient with....