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Neurogenic Communication
&
Brain Lab at Ewha
Jee Eun Sung, Ph.D.

이화여자대학교 언어병리학과

신경언어장애연구실

성지은, Ph.D.

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The lab is directed by Dr. Jee Eun Sung,
a professor in the Department of Communication Disorders
at Ewha Womans University.

The lab’s primary research interests focus on understanding language processing and communication difficulties following brain damage, as well as investigating age-related communication and cognitive disorders.

Research Interests

Neurogenic communication disorders, including aphasia, dementia, and mild cognitive impairment
Aging-related changes in language and cognition
Sentence processing across typologically diverse languages
Cognitive-linguistic assessment using behavioral, neuropsychological, and neuroimaging methods (e.g., ERP, eye-tracking, fNIRS, taVNS)
Cross-linguistic and cross-cultural perspectives in language rehabilitation
Development and application of digital and culturally adaptive tools for clinical assessment and intervention

Lab Research

AJSLP 2024 Crosslinguistics

JSLHR 2024 Priming

AJSLP 2024 GRN

IJSLP 2025 MCI

JSLHR 2020 MCI

Neurocase 2025 PPA

Current Affiliation and Education

2010-Present: Professor at Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
2009: Recevied a Ph.D. degree at Univ. of Pittsburgh Dept. of Communication Science & Disorders
2004-2009: Research Assistant at the University of Pittsburgh, and VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
2003-2004: Internship as a Speech-Language Pathologist at Yonsei Medical Center
M.S. in Speech and Language Pathology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

B.A. in German Language and Literature, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

CV
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‘치매’라는 단어는 이제 많은 사람들에게 익숙하다. 반면 ‘실어증(Aphasia)’은 비교적 낯설고, 들어본 적은 있어도 치매와 어떻게 다른지, 어떤 증상을 말하는 것인지 선뜻 설명하기 어려운 용어일 수 있다. ‘실어증(失語症)’이라는 한자어를 들여다보면, 다소 무겁고 무시무시한 뜻을 담고 있다. 말 그대로 언어를 잃어버리는 증상이라는 의미다. 영어 용어인 ‘Aphasia’ 역시 비슷하다. 접두사 ‘a-’는 ‘없다’를 의미하고, ‘phasis’는 ‘말’을 뜻하는 그리스어에서 유래했다. 결국 실어증은 ‘말을 할 수 없는 상태’를 내포한다. 그렇다면 실어증 환자들은 정말 언어를 완전히 상실한 것일까? 언어를 잃어버린다면 다시 회복하는 것이 가능할까? 바로 이러한 질문이 언어재활의 핵심이다. 출처 : 이대학보(https://inews.ewha.ac.kr)