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Temporal Impairment in Mapping Events: linguistic and non-linguistic time in aphasia
Mission of the project
Mission of the project
According to a 2023 report by the World Stroke Organization, stroke remains a significant health issue in Europe, with about 9 million people living with stroke, and this number is expected to rise to 12 million by 2040. Approximately one-third of these stroke survivors develop aphasia. According to EFESalud and the National Aphasia Association (NAA) there are over 250.000 people with aphasia in Spain and over 2 million in the USA.
Still, based on the NAA 2022 survey on aphasia awareness in the USA, only 40% of people have heard of aphasia and can identify it as a language disorder, and 33.3% of the people who know what aphasia is either have aphasia or know someone who has it.
The overall aim of the T.I.M.E. project is to investigate stroke survivors’ comprehension abilities. In particular, the project focuses on the processing of time and temporal information across different domains (linguistic: Objective 1, non-linguistic: Objective 2) and, for the first time, through structural magnetic resonance imaging (Objective 3). This aim is achieved by adopting an interdisciplinary approach, which combines neuro- linguistics and cognitive science paradigms, as well as neuro-imaging methods.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 101028370.
News related to the T.I.M.E. project:
Frontiers in Language Sciences
Frontiers in Language Sciences
In this paper, we provide a detailed neuroanatomical description of one of the most discussed types of aphasia: Broca's aphasia.
Campaign "Women in Science and Technology"
Campaign "Women in Science and Technology"
The Basque Country Technology Park creates space for visibility and recognition of the work carried out by women in the scientific and technological fields. Here the full list of Women in Science!
Invited talk at the University of Padova
Invited talk at the University of Padova
On February 11, 2025 I presented my work at the Psycho Club, a cycle of seminars organized jointly by all Psychology departments and laboratories of the University of Padova, Italy.
A course on cognitive aging, for librarians
A course on cognitive aging, for librarians
On February 10, 2025 I gave a lecture as a part of a professional development course for librarians, organized by the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, the Modena Library Center, and the Italian Library Association. The content of the event is available on YouTube.
Outreach activity with high school students
Outreach activity with high school students
On December 4 2024, some colleagues of mine and I shared our experience as researchers and our recent findings with 4th-year secondary school students from Summa Aldapeta School in San Sebastián.
Brain Communications
Brain Communications
Our results challenge traditional language models that emphasize the primary role of the left frontal regions, such as Broca’s area, in basic sentence structure comprehension. Our findings suggest a gradient of syntactic complexity.
Society for Neurobiology of Language 2024 - Brisbane (Australia)
Society for Neurobiology of Language 2024 - Brisbane (Australia)
"Bridging the gap: From linguistic theory to psycholinguistics in the assessment of post-stroke comprehension deficits." Invited talk within the symposium “Towards modern, theory-driven approaches to grammar in aphasia”
Society for Neurobiology of Language 2024 - Brisbane (Australia)
Society for Neurobiology of Language 2024 - Brisbane (Australia)
More updates on the T.I.M.E. projects showing that people with aphasia struggle with time (especially past), and across domains (linguistic, non-linguistic).
Society for Neurobiology of Language 2024 - Brisbane (Australia)
Society for Neurobiology of Language 2024 - Brisbane (Australia)
Study on 85 stroke survivors showing that specific portions of the temporal lobe are necessary to comprehend time.
Routledge Handbook
Routledge Handbook
Book chapter offering an overview of the neural correlates of morphosyntax when understading a first and a second language
Society for Neurobiology of Language 2023 - Marseille (France)
Society for Neurobiology of Language 2023 - Marseille (France)
Big study on stroke survivors showing that spared left fronto-temporal connections are also needed to comprehend complex sentences.
Academy of Aphasia 2023 - Reading (UK)
Academy of Aphasia 2023 - Reading (UK)
Big study on stroke survivors showing that spared left fronto-temporal connections are also needed to comprehend complex sentences.
Cognitive Neuroscience Society 2023 - San Francisco (USA)
Cognitive Neuroscience Society 2023 - San Francisco (USA)
Big study on stroke survivors showing that left temporal regions are necessary for language comprehension.
Newsletter
Newsletter
News and advertisement of ongoing projects (including T.I.M.E) at the Aphasia Recovery Lab (UC Berkeley).
Society for Neurobiology of Language 2022 - Philadelphia (USA)
Society for Neurobiology of Language 2022 - Philadelphia (USA)
Overview of the T.I.M.E. project: objectives, development of the action, and impact.
Society for Neurobiology of Language 2022 - Philadelphia (USA)
Society for Neurobiology of Language 2022 - Philadelphia (USA)
Big study on stroke survivors showing that left temporal regions are necessary for language comprehension.
gCiencia magazine
gCiencia magazine
Interview on aphasia, time impariments, and the T.I.M.E. project.
El Mañana newspaper
El Mañana newspaper
Interview on aphasia, time impariments, and the T.I.M.E. project.
El País newspaper
El País newspaper
Interview on aphasia, time impariments, and the time project
Horizon magazine
Horizon magazine
Interview on aphasia, time impariments, and the time project
Principal Investigator of T.I.M.E.
Principal Investigator of T.I.M.E.
Nicoletta Biondo
Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellow BCBL (Spain), UC Berkeley (USA)
I investigate the link between language and the brain, combining linguistics, psychology, and neuroscience. My goal is to reveal how subtle linguistic differences influence the way we understand and speak, one or more languages. I do this by using experimental techniques such as eye-tracking, electroencephalography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Check my website for more info.
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