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Infant multisensory integration and speech development: A multimodal imaging study

Award Number: K01DC019443
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2026

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Infant multisensory integration and speech development: A multimodal imaging study - Project summary Multisensory integration plays a central role in speech acquisition as most infants harness auditory and visual information to crack the language code. Disruption to multisensory processing in the first year of life is associated with later speech delay and language disorders. Although research in adults has identified several brain measures and brain regions involved in multisensory processing, how this process emerges in infants and how it is related to behavioral outcome, especially language outcome, is very much unknown. The primary objective of this Career Development Award is to support training in multimodal brain imaging in order to examine functional and structural mechanisms of multisensory development and their associations with speech acquisition and language outcomes in typically developing (TD) and preterm infants. Improved understanding of normal multisensory integration and deviations from normal will inform early diagnosis and intervention strategies for infant speech delay/disorders. The proposed award builds upon the candidate’s prior training in speech processing and multisensory perception, extending this knowledge into the domains of infant brain imaging (function and structure) and infant vocalization analysis. Aim 1 characterizes the neural bases of multisensory integration in TD and preterm infants and investigates brain-behavior associations in infants 9 to 12 months old (Time 1). Specifically, Aim 1a investigates cortical neural processes (obtained via infant magnetoencephalography (MEG)) following congruent versus incongruent audiovisual speech stimuli, with a focus on alpha activity in auditory cortex and gamma activity in Broca’s area. Aim 1b examines whether the MEG measures of multisensory processing as well as DTI measures of structural connectivity are associated with pre-verbal vocalization (i.e., canonical babbling). Aim 2b tests whether the brain measures and vocalization assessment in the first year of life predict speech/language outcome at 24 months. Finally, Exploratory Aim 3 directly compares these measures in preterm infants versus TD infants. Although the K01 study investigate complex multisensory speech mechanisms, the research is feasible given the candidate’s background and the available institutional resources (scientists and technology). Study findings are expected to inform theoretical modals of early speech development as well as provide the candidate pilot data for future R01 clinical brain imaging studies on atypical multisensory development in at-risk infant populations. The award will also provide the candidate the opportunity to obtain training in behavioral assessment of speech/language development and cutting-edge multimodal imaging techniques. The research performed and training provided by this award is critical to the candidate’s long-term goal of conducting independent research on the neurophysiological mechanisms of speech/language development and disorders.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2026	2025	RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY	303 COOPER ST	CAMDEN	NJ	08102	CAMDEN	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	001	6	12/31/2025	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$123,180
2026	2025	THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA	3401 CIVIC CENTER BLVD	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	5	12/31/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$123,180
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $123,180 )
2025	2025	THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA	3401 CIVIC CENTER BLVD	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	5	6/20/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$123,180
														Subtotal = $123,180

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $123,180 )
2024	2024	THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA	3401 CIVIC CENTER BLVD	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	4	6/25/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$123,180
														Subtotal = $123,180

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $123,180 )
2023	2023	CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA, THE	3401 CIVIC CENTER BLVD	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	3	6/21/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$123,180
														Subtotal = $123,180

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $176,222 )
2022	2022	CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA, THE	3401 CIVIC CENTER BLVD	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	2	6/14/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$123,180
2022	2022	CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA, THE	3401 CIVIC CENTER BLVD	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	001	2	8/22/2022	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$53,042
														Subtotal = $176,222

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $123,180 )
2021	2021	CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA, THE	3401 CIVIC CENTER BLVD	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	PHILADELPHIA	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	1	6/22/2021	NEW	$123,180
														Subtotal = $123,180

Grand Total All Awards = $668,942

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Infant multisensory integration and speech development: A multimodal imaging study

Award Number: K01DC019443

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2026

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