Abstract

In this talk, Dr. Beal will describe his line of research examining the potential for the use of transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as stand-alone and adjunct treatments in paediatric neurorehabilitation. Populations of interest discussed include concussion, traumatic brain injury, stroke and autism spectrum disorder. This talk will be of interest to rehabilitation professionals and scientists who are inquisitive about the brain change associated with learning and intervention and the development and trialing of novel therapeutics in rehabilitation medicine.

Biography

Deryk Beal, PhD, is a Clinician-Scientist at the Bloorview Research Institute at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and an Assistant Professor (Status-Only) in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Toronto. Having started his career as a Speech-Language Pathologist with the Paediatric Neurosurgery and Neuro-Oncology programs at SickKids Hospital, Dr. Beal became interested in the brain-behaviour associations for speech-motor control, language and cognition and their role in rehabilitation. This interest led to SickKids Clinician-Scientist Training Program funded doctoral studies in the neuroscience of speech, language and cognition with a special emphasis on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) metrics for understanding how neuroanatomy and neural function develop differently in children with and without speech disorders. Dr. Beal went on to study neural network modelling of speech-motor control and advanced MRI techniques via a CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship at Boston University and the Athinoula Martinos Centre for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital.

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