鈥婼econd-year doctoral student Celine Davis, MS, and her faculty mentor, Assistant Professor Gerald C. Imaezue, PhD, in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, presented their innovative research at the Sketchpad Series of the 2025 Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting in Boston.鈥�
Their poster, titled 鈥淢irror Speech Entrainment: A Self-Driven Approach to Enhancing Speech in Nonfluent Aphasia,鈥� introduces a novel intervention that utilizes AI-generated voice and video clones of individuals with aphasia to support speech recovery. Davis plans to lead three studies comparing mirror speech entrainment to standard entrainment methods, all delivered via mobile apps designed for accessibility and ease of use.
This research, conducted in the Brain and Aphasia Recovery Lab at USF under Imaezue's mentorship, highlights how personalized, technology-driven therapies can advance rehabilitation for people with aphasia.鈥�
The Cognitive Neuroscience Society hosts an annual four-day spring meeting that brings together researchers worldwide to discuss the latest developments in cognitive neuroscience. The event features invited symposia, poster sessions, awards, and a keynote address, emphasizing networking opportunities among colleagues.