Auditory-motor integration in typical and disordered speech
Dr. Defne Abur
University of Groningen
Date: Thursday 3 April 2025
Time: 09:00-10:00
Location: W4.002 (Dormitorium), UMCG
Link: https://meet.google.com/dgo-kdvr-vun
For information and to sign up for the email list, please contact drs. Karen Castaño González, k.castano.gonzalez@umcg.nl
Call for applicants
The Voice Communication Sciences (VoCS) Training Network is offering 19 doctoral positions – a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in research while contributing to innovative projects in the Voice Sciences field.
VoCS is a 4-year project funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Framework program under the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. This international consortium brings together 22 academic and non-academic partners across 12 countries to shape the future of cognitive neuroscience, acoustics, phonetics, and computing science.
Applications are open from 1 February until 16 March 2025
Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed in April 2025
For details about the positions and how to apply, visit the project website: https://www.vocs.eu.com/
Pressure homeostasis in the membranous labyrinth: Old issues and new models
Dr. Paul Avan
University of Clermont Auvergne, France
Date: Thursday 13 February 2025
Time: 09:00-10:00
Location: W4.002 (Dormitorium), UMCG
Link: https://meet.google.com/stn-wspk-idh
For information and to sign up for the email list, please contact drs. Karen Castaño González, k.castano.gonzalez@umcg.nl
An auditory seminar on robots and audiology, with a fantastic line-up of speakers: Debi Vickers, Praminda Caleb-Solly, Fokie Cnossen, and Luke Meyer!
Human-centered robotics
Fokie Cnossen, PhD
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Spatial hearing training using virtual reality games for young bilateral cochlear implant users: The BEARS approach
Deborah Vickers, PhD
Cambridge University
Sensing for change: The opportunities and challenges for embodied AI to realise safe and adaptive assistive robots
Praminda Caleb-Solley, PhD
University of Nottingham
Investigating the feasibility of a NAO robot in audiology
ir. Luke Meyer
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Date: Wednesday 20 November 2024
Time: 13:30-15:30
Location: W4.002 Onderwijscentrum, UMCG
Link: https://meet.google.com/grg-cijg-fuj
For information and to sign up for the e-mail list please contact drs. Karen Castano, k.castano.gonzalez@umcg.nl
Enhancing musical experiences for children with diverse hearing abilities using vibrotactile feedback and interactive training tools
Francesco Ganis
Aalborg University
Date: Tuesday 18 June 2024
Time: 14:00-15:00
Location: P3.270, UMCG
Link: https://meet.google.com/dhq-rwnr-bge
For information and to sign up for the email list please contact drs. Karen Castaño González, k.castano.gonzalez@umcg.nl
From the Ear to the Brain and Back: Rethinking the Neural Code for Sound
Dr. Laurel Carney
Marylou Ingram Professor in Biomedical Engineering
Departments of Biomedical Engineering,
Neuroscience, Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY, USA
Date: Thursday 11 April 2024
Time: 9:00-10:00
Location: W4.002 (Dormitorium), UMCG
Link: Teams meeting link
For information and to sign up for the email list please contact drs. Karen Castaño González, k.castano.gonzalez@umcg.nl
Sensory illusions in the auditory system: putative mechanisms
Dr. Arnaud Norena
Aix Marseille Université
Date: Thursday 14 March 2024
Time: 09:00-10:00
Location: W4.002 (Dormitorium), UMCG
Link: https://meet.google.com/htz-jbtd-crr
For information and to sign up for the e-mail list please contact drs. Karen Castaño González, k.castano.gonzalez@umcg.nl
Early development and intervention in children with hearing loss
Dr. Evelien Dirks
NSDSK, Amsterdam
Utrecht University, Developmental Psychology
Abstract: For children with hearing loss, the early years represent a critical period during which exposure to linguistic input, social interactions, and auditory stimuli significantly influences their development. Identifying hearing loss early and implementing interventions in the form of amplification and family-centered early intervention can mitigate potential developmental delays. In her research, Evelien Dirks examines the language, social-emotional and cognitive development in young children with hearing loss. Since caregivers have an essential role in the early years of child development, parent-child interactions in association with child development are at the core of her research. By using eye-tracking technology and video coding software she gains deeper insight in the early interactions between children with hearing loss and their parents, revealing the impact of these exchanges on child development. In order to enhance child development and foster positive parent-child interactions, she developed interventions and assessed their impact. In this seminar Evelien will present her research on young children with hearing loss and will discuss the outcomes.
Date: Thursday 18 January 2024
Time: 10:00-11:00
Location: P3.270 (Blauwe Patio), UMCG
Link: https://meet.google.com/wod-bpvi-vpj
For information and to sign up for the e-mail list please contact drs. Karen Castaño González, k.castano.gonzalez@umcg.nl
How vibrotactile speech input can enhance speech intelligibility and the exploration of its neural correlates
Alina Schulte
Eriksholm Research Center, Denmark
Hannover Medical School, Germany
Abstract: Vibrotactile stimulation has been found to benefit both normal-hearing individuals and cochlear implant users in improving speech intelligibility. Our work replicates this finding and suggests that the effect is not purely driven by enhanced attention toward the auditory stimulus, but indeed, the informational content of the tactile signal plays a role in the outcome of speech intelligibility. This suggests that the human brain is able to integrate both sensory stimuli into a unified speech percept. To test this hypothesis and how the tactile signal may influence unimodal speech processing, we used functional near-infrared spectroscopy. I will present our behavioral findings and provide insights into my journey towards uncovering the neural correlates of audio-tactile speech perception.
Date: Thursday 16 November 2023
Time: 09:00-10:00
Location: W4.002 (Dormitorium), UMCG
Link: https://meet.google.com/jvj-byon-uhe
For information and to sign up for the e-mail list please contact drs. Karen Castaño González, k.castano.gonzalez@umcg.nl
Function, dysfunction and restoration of mechanotransduction channels in auditory hair cells
Prof. Jeffrey R. Holt
Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Date: Tuesday 7 November 2023
Time: 10:00-11:00
Location: Lokaal 4, Onderwijscentrum, UMCG
Link: https://meet.google.com/khg-fykf-bkd
For information and to sign up for the email list, please contact drs. Karen Castaño González, k.castano.gonzalez@umcg.nl