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Associate Research Scientist
Biography
Prior to joining the Yale Child Study Center, Dr. Gracco was a Senior Research Scientist at Haskins Laboratories from 1987-2023, and Vice President of Scientific Operations from 2015-2023. Prior to Haskins, Dr. Gracco was on the faculty at the McGill University in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Director of the Centre for Research on Brain, Language and Music. Dr Gracco's research focuses on the neuroscience of human communication using multiple neuroimaging modalities and physiological techniques. Current research areas focus on the development and mechanisms of sensorimotor control for spoken language, sensorimotor dysfunctions associated with stuttering and other speech motor disorders, neuroplasticity and sensorimotor learning, bilingualism and the neural changes following cochlear implantation in children.
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Child Study Center
Associate Research ScientistPrimary
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- Child Study Center
- MR Center
Research
Research at a Glance
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Publications Timeline
Nabin Koirala
Publications
2023
Audiovisual integration in children with cochlear implants revealed through EEG and fNIRS
Alemi R, Wolfe J, Neumann S, Manning J, Towler W, Koirala N, Gracco V, Deroche M. Audiovisual integration in children with cochlear implants revealed through EEG and fNIRS. Brain Research Bulletin 2023, 205: 110817. PMID: 37989460, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2023.110817.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsHigher language abilityLow language abilityAV stimuliCochlear implantsLanguage abilityNormal hearingAudio-visual modesSchool-aged childrenAV integrationAudiovisual integrationNH childrenMultimodal processingAV stimulationAuditory regionsEEG metricsAuditory-evoked potentialsVisual informationVisual-evoked potentialsBetter languageGroup differencesCortical responsesSingle speakerSensory deprivationOccipital regionEEG dataDynamic networks differentiate the language ability of children with cochlear implants
Koirala N, Deroche M, Wolfe J, Neumann S, Bien A, Doan D, Goldbeck M, Muthuraman M, Gracco V. Dynamic networks differentiate the language ability of children with cochlear implants. Frontiers In Neuroscience 2023, 17: 1141886. PMID: 37409105, PMCID: PMC10318154, DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1141886.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsCochlear implantationNormal hearing childrenCI groupCI childrenCohort of ageEffective connectivityConnectivity patternsHigh-density electroencephalographyBrain areasPoor language abilityPotential biomarkersHearing childrenCochlear implantsEffective interventionsOscillatory activityCompensatory adaptationNH childrenSubstantial proportionPoor language skillsOutcome successChildrenNeural differencesDensity electroencephalographyNeural underpinningsGroupEffectiveness of a preschool emotional education programme administered over 3 grades: a cluster randomised controlled trial.
San Pío MJ, Clotas C, Espelt A, López MJ, Bosque-Prous M, Juárez O, Bartroli M. Effectiveness of a preschool emotional education programme administered over 3 grades: a cluster randomised controlled trial. Public Health 2023, 218: 53-59. PMID: 36965464, DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.01.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Impaired perceptual phonetic plasticity in Parkinson's disease.
Heffner CC, Myers EB, Gracco VL. Impaired perceptual phonetic plasticity in Parkinson's disease. J Acoust Soc Am 2022, 152: 511. PMID: 35931533, DOI: 10.1121/10.0012884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructural brain network topological alterations in stuttering adults
Gracco V, Sares A, Koirala N. Structural brain network topological alterations in stuttering adults. Brain Communications 2022, 4: fcac058. PMID: 35368614, PMCID: PMC8971894, DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcac058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsNetwork alterationsStructural network alterationsPersistent developmental stutteringWide-spread decreasesStructural connectivity differencesNetwork-based statisticsFrontal brain regionsStructural connectomeBrain network propertiesBasal gangliaNeurodevelopmental effectsTopological alterationsSensorimotor networkDevelopmental stutteringPersistent stutteringSensorimotor integrationBrain regionsConnectivity differencesMemory-related functionsWhole-brain structural connectomesAdultsGraph theoretical measuresSpeech disordersSpeech fluencyEffect sizeEarly auditory responses to speech sounds in Parkinson's disease: preliminary data.
Mollaei F, Shiller DM, Baum SR, Gracco VL. Early auditory responses to speech sounds in Parkinson's disease: preliminary data. Sci Rep 2022, 12: 1019. PMID: 35046514, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05128-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Somatosensory contribution to audio-visual speech processing.
Ito T, Ohashi H, Gracco VL. Somatosensory contribution to audio-visual speech processing. Cortex 2021, 143: 195-204. PMID: 34450567, DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2021.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Neural Correlates of Vocal Pitch Compensation in Individuals Who Stutter.
Sares AG, Deroche MLD, Ohashi H, Shiller DM, Gracco VL. Neural Correlates of Vocal Pitch Compensation in Individuals Who Stutter. Front Hum Neurosci 2020, 14: 18. PMID: 32161525, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Modulation of Speech Motor Learning with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Inferior Parietal Lobe.
Deroche MLD, Nguyen DL, Gracco VL. Modulation of Speech Motor Learning with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Inferior Parietal Lobe. Front Integr Neurosci 2017, 11: 35. PMID: 29326563, DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2017.00035.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Imaging speech production using fMRI.
Gracco VL, Tremblay P, Pike B. Imaging speech production using fMRI. Neuroimage 2005, 26: 294-301. PMID: 15862230, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2005.01.033.Peer-Reviewed Original Research