Brain Resilience Through Active Communication and Engagement (BRACE) Lab

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The BRACE lab is located inside the NIU Speech-Language Hearing Clinic.

3100 Sycamore Road, room 1251
DeKalb, IL 60115

Are you a student interested in participating in our lab, or a community member interested in learning more? We’d like to hear from you. Contact us at jmayer1@niu.edu.

The BRACE lab explores brain resilience in older adults who are at risk for or are living with cognitive decline or acquired neurogenic cognitive-communicative disorders such as aphasia or dementia. Our primary focus is on measuring the impacts of intergenerational programs in a social and strength-based setting.