Investigates the relation between language functioning and EEG characteristics in brain tumour patients. Also aims to find predictors for language outcome after brain tumour surgery, by analysing preoperative EEG recordings. It is expected that a large amount of slow-wave brain activity is related to poorer language performance. Moreover, functional network characteristics are assumed to be associated with language functioning: a more disturbed network will relate to poorer language functioning
Impact
The findings will aid patient counseling, enable an earlier start of suitable language intervention, and may improve intraoperative language monitoring.
Student Experience
McMaster Medical students are not involved in this project presently, as neonatal EEG analysis is a (sub)specialized area. However, if there is interest from any student to be involved long-term (1-2 years) with this project to learn more about neonatal EEG, we could involve them
Countries
Netherlands
Impact
Research, Education, Global Partnerships
Institutional Partner(s)
University Medical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Community Partner(s)
Industry Partner(s)
Key Outcomes
Publications, Patents
Sponsorship
Foreign
Sponsorship Details
University Medical Center, Groningen, Netherlands, 1x funded PhD position
