Exciting news came to the Brain, Language, and Behaviour Laboratory before Christmas 2025 in the form of a successful funding award to develop a new scientific and clinical tool about language in the brain.
The award, for a project entitled Advancing Neuro-Oncology Care, goes towards the continuation of a systematic review into the effects of neurostimulation techniques on language processing. It represents support for an international collaboration between the laboratory and the University of Leipzig, with Professor Gesa Hartwigsen and Dr Philipp Kuhnke (also members of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences) supporting the project.
The project has two main ambitions: to define which sub-processes of language have been shown to be influenced by brain stimulation, and to create an online database neurosurgeons can use to plan awake craniotomies. Funding from the British Council’s Going Global Partnerships programme will support a 2-day research exchange visit for the UWE team to Germany, as well as a reciprocal 7-day training visit for PhD students and postdoctoral fellows, and a Researcher Connect training for Tom and Sonia, organised by the British Council.
Delighted to kickstart the project in 2026, the core team had a wonderful time meeting, exchanging ideas, and planning for the future of this venture on 15th January. See our smiling faces below!
