Welcome to the Communication Neural Systems Research Group at Northwestern University.

Our research concerns central auditory processing and neurophysiology, especially speech perception and learning, auditory skill levels and deficits, and interactions between speech and music. The primary goal is to identify possible underlying neurophysiologic principles governing complex auditory perception and learning for developing effective treatment programs for auditory and speech processing deficits and second language instructions.

We would especially like to acknowledge the current support of the National Science Foundation (BCS-0719666), the National Institutes of Health (R01DC008333, R21DC007468, R03HD051827 & R21DC009652) and Northwestern University.

CNS Summer Updates

• Awarded R21 grant to study genetic factors in speech learning
• To present 3 studies at the Acoustical Society of America conference, 2 studies at the International Congress on Music Cognition & Perception, and one presentation at Neuromusic III
• Speech in noise paper accepted for publication in J Speech Hear Res
• Music neural expertise paper accepted for publication in Human Brain Map

Research Supported By:

NIH	NSF	NICHD	NIDCD	SOC	NU

Dr. Patrick Wong is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, but he does not have the privilege to provide clinical services over email/telephone or to practice outside of the State of Illinois (U.S.A.). He is not currently accepting patients. Please contact the Northwestern University clinics if you would like to inquire about options for clinical care.