WALS: NIH Director's Lecture- The Cortical Representation of Auditory Word Form

Dr. Edward Chang is a neurosurgeon who treats adults with difficult-to-control epilepsy, brain tumors, trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm and movement disorders. He specializes in advanced brain mapping methods to preserve crucial areas for speech and motor functions in the brain. He also has extensive experience with implantable devices that stimulate specific nerves to relieve seizure, movement, pain and other disorders. He is the Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery. Chang's research focuses on the brain mechanisms for speech, movement, emotion, and learning. In this lecture Dr. Chang will describe critical advances over the last decade in deciphering the cortical signals that underlie our ability to hear and speak words. For more information go to https://oir.nih.gov/wals/current-lecture-season