By conducting and disseminating research that tests the effectiveness of novel treatments and creative modifications to existing treatments for aphasia, we are working to ensure that all aphasia treatments have the power to reliably result in functional, real-life communication improvements.
Creative
Aphasia assessment, treatment, care, and research is partially an art—an art that that we believe requires creativity and thinking outside the box.
Inclusive
Inclusivity is a prerequisite for all truly transformative work. Clinical research must include people from different races, ethnicities, linguistic backgrounds, and cultural backgrounds if it aims to be impactful, ecologically-valid, generalizable, and identity affirming.
'CIRC'
‘CIRC’ is a nod to ‘circumlocution,’ which is something people do when they can’t think of or say a word. The CIRC Aphasia Lab loves circumlocution!
CIRCAL or Circle?
The fact that our ‘CIRCAL’ isn’t spelled correctly aligns with the lab’s culture of rejecting perfectionism and embracing errors. Fun fact: The word ‘gyrus’ (a raised ridge on the brain's surface) comes from a Greek word meaning circle!