Arbel LEAD Lab

The mission of the Learning and Development (LEAD) Lab is to optimize outcomes for children with developmental language disorders by identifying factors that affect their learning. We use behavioral and neuroimaging measures to evaluate neural activity in the brain as it relates to typical and atypical learning. Our goal is to translate this knowledge into an effective intervention approach for children with language learning challenges.

Video Still of CNG Co-Director Yael Arbel smiling, her credentials displayed next to her image — Behavioral and neuroscience methods examine the relationship between learning, language ability, and cognitive factors in children with developmental language disorders and children with typical development.

Register Your Child for an Upcoming Study

We are recruiting school-age children (ages 8-11) to participate in our research studies. We are looking for children with typical language development and those who have language/learning challenges (grammatical errors, difficulties with reading/listening comprehension). For more information, please CNGLEAD [at] MGHIHP.EDU (email us) or call us at (617) 724-7363

Lab Team

Meet Our Team

Yael Arbel, PhD, CCC-SLP

Professor, Co-Director of the Cognitive Neuroscience Group Communication Sciences and Disorders Director of the PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences Program

Yael Arbel, PhD, CCC-SLP

yarbel@mghihp.edu
(617) 724-7363
1CW - 170.06

aschafer@mghihp.edu
(617) 724-7363
1CW - 180.15

Kelsey Black, BA

Clinical Research Coordinator Cognitive Neuroscience Group

Kelsey Black, BA

kblack@mghihp.edu
(617) 724-7363
1CW - 180.01

Arbel Learning and Development Lab

Register Your Child for an Upcoming Study

Lab Team

Yael Arbel, PhD, CCC-SLP

Yael Arbel, PhD, CCC-SLP

Asiya Gul, PhD, MSc

Asiya Gul, PhD, MSc

Lauren S. Baron, PhD, CCC-SLP

Lauren S. Baron, PhD, CCC-SLP

Annika Lynn Schafer

Annika Lynn Schafer

Kelsey Black, BA

Kelsey Black, BA

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