On this episode of the Beyond Words podcast, host Garrett Oyama, MS, CCC-SLP, sits down with Dr. Jill Kries, PhD, to explore how the brain transforms continuous speech into meaningful language in real time. Drawing from EEG research using natural story listening, Dr. Kries explains how neural activity simultaneously tracks low-level acoustic features and higher-level linguistic structures, including syntax and semantics.
By studying individuals with language disorders such as aphasia, dyslexia, and pediatric epilepsy, this conversation reveals how differences in neural encoding can illuminate the fundamental architecture of the language system. Rather than viewing these conditions solely through a deficit lens, Dr. Kries highlights that they offer powerful insights into how neurotypical language processing works.
You will come away with a deeper understanding of how real-time neural processing supports comprehension and how advances in cognitive neuroscience may shape future approaches to diagnosis and intervention.
By studying individuals with language disorders such as aphasia, dyslexia, and pediatric epilepsy, this conversation reveals how differences in neural encoding can illuminate the fundamental architecture of the language system. Rather than viewing these conditions solely through a deficit lens, Dr. Kries highlights that they offer powerful insights into how neurotypical language processing works.
You will come away with a deeper understanding of how real-time neural processing supports comprehension and how advances in cognitive neuroscience may shape future approaches to diagnosis and intervention.
