Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of Alberta
$120,000.00
Neuroscience in Literacy
FY 2020-21
Summary
Literacy skills are necessary for academic achievement, career opportunities and social
participation. While everyday tasks such as texting, Facebook updates, twitter, etc. may seem like
seamless activities, the actual coordination of brain signals to complete such tasks is nothing short
of elegant. Dr. Cummine’s research serves to advance our knowledge of how the brain is wired to
support literacy and how the various brain regions ‘talk’ to one another that makes the next email
we send feel ‘automatic’. Such work is important in today’s society where academic, professional
and social media platforms are extensive and rely heavily on written communication.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
1000232878
Name nom
Cummine, Jacqueline
Department département
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Organization id
9
Institution établissement
University of Alberta
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2020
Competition year année de concours
2019
Award amount
120000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
6300
Research subject group en
Psychology
Research subject group fr
Psychologie
Research subject en
Psychology
Research subject fr
Psychologie
Partie
0
Nb partie
0
Application title
Neuroscience in Literacy
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Literacy skills are necessary for academic achievement, career opportunities and social
participation. While everyday tasks such as texting, Facebook updates, twitter, etc. may seem like
seamless activities, the actual coordination of brain signals to complete such tasks is nothing short
of elegant. Dr. Cummine’s research serves to advance our knowledge of how the brain is wired to
support literacy and how the various brain regions ‘talk’ to one another that makes the next email
we send feel ‘automatic’. Such work is important in today’s society where academic, professional
and social media platforms are extensive and rely heavily on written communication.
