lnickels@maccs.mq.edu.au

Username: lnickels@maccs.mq.edu.au

Participant details

	Network Member	Lyndsey Nickels
	Organisation/Institution	Macquarie University
	Department/Centre	Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science (MACCS)
	Lab
	Website	http://www.maccs.mq.edu.au/members/profile.htm?memberID=63
	Research area	Psychology Cognitive Neuropsychology of Language
	Research keywords

Research Interests

My research field can be broadly characterised as "the cognitive neuropsychology of language". In other words, I investigate language impairments (both developmental and acquired as a result of brain damage) and use these to test the adequacy of cognitive models of language comprehension and production. For example, we recently examined whether a current computational model of reading could, when 'lesioned' simulate the patterns of reading shown by individuals with reading disorders following stroke. Not only can language impairments inform cognitive theories, but also theories can inform our understanding of the nature of language impairments and help identify how best to remediate them. Hence, a major focus of my research is the treatment of acquired language impairment (aphasia)and impaired literacy (dyslexia) in children and adults. One strand of this research has focused on treatments for the difficulties people with aphasia have in retrieving the words they want to say and whether one type of task might be more effective than another.