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Day 1  Introduction to Language and Aphasia 

Language and its structure  
Natalia Slioussar
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia

When Broca's area and Wernicke's area were discovered in the 19th century, they were initially associated with language production and language comprehension. Modern approaches and models rely not only on dramatically improved clinical and neurophysiological knowledge, but also on much more sophisticated linguistic theories. This course provides a brief introduction to them, focusing on the areas that are crucial for understanding of the recent advances in clinical linguistics and neurolinguistics .

Brain Substrates for Language 
Nina Dronkers
Center for Language and Brain, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia; University of California, Davis, CA, USA

This lecture will discuss the areas of the brain that have been implicated in the processing of linguistic functions. We will learn their neuroanatomical terms and locations and their purported functions based on old and new theories of language localization.

Neuroimaging of Language Pathologies    

Nina Dronkers
Center for Language and Brain, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia; University of California, Davis, CA, USA

Numerous neuropathologies can lead to language disorders. In this lecture, we will discuss and view examples of how stroke, progressive neurological disease, tumor, and head trauma can affect the brain and hence the normal processing of language.

Day 2   Language in Aphasia

Aphasia Classifications
Maria Ivanova
Center for Language and Brain, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia

This lecture will provide a broad introduction into the field of aphasiology.  We will talk about how aphasia is different from other neurogenic language disorders and its most prominent features.  The core focus of the talk will be on similarities and distinctions between two main classifications of aphasia: Luria’s and Western approaches. 


Linguistic aphasiology  
Roelien Bastiaanse 
Center for Language and Cognition, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

Aphasia is a language disorders, reason why aphasiology is an interesting topic for linguists.This talk will focus on deficits that show up at the lexical level, but may have a more complicated linguistic source. 


Neuromodulation Treatment in Aphasia  

Matteo Feurra
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia

An overview of the progress and prospects of TMS and tDCS studies for language recovery: Interhemispheric  Competition Models, short- and long-lasting effects by brain stimulation, combining training with brain stimulation to improve language, future perspectives by Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation

Day 3  Language in Neurosurgery 

Brain tumor surgery and speech mapping  
Dmitry Kopachev
Burdenko Neurosurgery Institute, Moscow, Russia

A neurosurgeon's view on the topic of awake surgery and speech mapping will be presented, including nuances of neuroimaging of brain tumors, role of fMRI, tips and pitfalls of intraoperative language mapping. The goal of the speech is to give some details of the neurosurgery that are important to consider for neurolinguists.

Language pathology in tumor patients  
Anna Chrabaszcz
Center for Language and Brain, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia

In this lecture, we will learn about different kinds of glioma induced language dysfunctions through a review of data obtained from intraoperative direct electrical stimulation of the brain in awake patients as well as from pre− and postoperative language evaluation. Implications of the findings to date for contemporary models of language organization will be discussed.


Language Assessments in Tumor Patients
Elke De Witte
Department of Clinical and Experimental Neurolinguistics, Free University of Brussels, Belgium

An overview of the language mapping methods and the language tasks used during awake brain surgery will be provided. Based on anatomo-clinical models, the use of the Dutch Linguistic Intraoperative Protocol (DuLIP) will be illustrated with some case studies. Finally, we will discuss language and cognitive outcome of different types of tumor patients.