Einat Liebenthal

Language communication is a unique ability fundamental to human cognition. Language communication can become impaired as a result of stroke or brain injury, or a mental illness. The overarching goal of my research program is to understand the functional organization of the human brain for spoken language perception and production, and the malfunction of language neurocircuits in neurological and mental conditions associated with aphasia or thought disorder. To this end, my group is developing naturalistic approaches for dynamic assessment of verbal and non-verbal communication in real-world settings, specifically tailored for individuals with a language impairment. In this research, we use behavioral, multimodal neurophysiological, and computational methods to characterize language at multiple levels, and identify phenotypes of language malfunction in relation to neurological and mental illnesses.