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Voice and Speech Lecture Series - Teresa Jacobson Kimberley, PhD, PT
Will I receive the study results?
It depends. We will inform you if any significant abnormalities are identified as a result of any tests in the study and we will refer you for follow-up clinical care. We will inform female participants of the results of pregnancy testing. We will, however, not inform you of our research findings...
Will I be reimbursed for my time and effort?
Yes! You will be reimbursed for your time and effort according to the research protocol’s guidelines. If you are an out-of-town patient who is eligible and participates in the study, your research-related travel expenses will be reimbursed, pending approval.
Research Presentation
Laura De Lima Xavier, MD, will be presenting a poster entitled "Differences in Brain Activity among Different Voice Tremor Phenotypes" at the 1st International Tremor Congress at Columbia University, New York, May 11-12, 2018.
Presentations at the annual meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping 2018, Singapore
Laura de Lima Xavier, MD, presented her latest study on environmental factors for developing spasmodic dysphonia, which showed that stressors influencing the sensory feedback from the larynx and upper respiratory tract represent major risk factors and are associated with abnormal cortical...
Research
Our research focus is two-fold: identification of the central mechanisms responsible for speech production and elucidation of the pathophysiology of neurological voice and speech disorders. Read more about our research program and learn how you can participate in one of our ongoing studies.
Collaborators
Andrew Blitzer, MD, DDSHead and Neck Surgical Group, New York, NY Steven J. Frucht, MDFresco Institute for Parkinson’s & Movement DisordersNYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY Mark Hallett, MDHuman Motor Control SectionNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Bethesda, MD...
Dopamine drives left-hemispheric lateralization of neural networks during human speech
Fuertinger, Stefan, Joel Zinn, Ashwini Sharan, Farid Hamzei-Sichani, and Kristina Simonyan. 2018. “Dopamine Drives Left-Hemispheric Lateralization of Neural Networks During Human Speech”. J Comp Neurol 526 (5): 920-31.
Phenomenology, genetics, and CNS network abnormalities in laryngeal dystonia: A 30-year experience
Blitzer, Andrew, Mitchell Brin, Kristina Simonyan, Laurie Ozelius, and Steven Frucht. 2018. “Phenomenology, Genetics, and CNS Network Abnormalities in Laryngeal Dystonia: A 30-Year Experience”. Laryngoscope 128 Suppl 1: S1-S9.