Dominique Louër
PhD Student
Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics (University of Winnipeg)
Master of Arts in Linguistics (University of Waterloo)
Master of Applied Science in Psychology (University of Waterloo)
Head Translator — Post-Graduate Students' Society (PGSS) of Â鶹Çø
Lecturer — Department of Linguistics and Translation, Université de MontréalÂ
Research student representative — The WELL Office, Â鶹Çø
Student member — Academy of Aphasia
Student member — Centre for Research on Brain, Language and Music (CRBLM)
Student member — Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal (IUGM)
Student member — International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS)
Volunteer — Wisdom Exchange Project (WEP)
My research looks at the impact of bilingualism on cognitive reserve and brain anatomy in patients with neurodegenerative diseases. I am interested in understanding if speaking more than one language contributes to cognitive and linguistic advantages in two patient populations (Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease), and how bilingualism modulates structural grey matter in the brain. I use a combination of neuropsychological tests and neuroimaging (MEG, MRI) to answer these questions.
Besner Fellowship for the Study of Human Communication Neuroscience
CRBLM Graduate Student Award
Graduate Excellence Fellowship in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Graduate Excellence Fellowship in Medicine