Project Grant 2605896
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences supports research at the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) to investigate the neural mechanisms underlying speech production. The project aims to generate a functional map of the brain systems that enable fluent speech, with the goal of improving diagnosis and treatment of speech production deficits. The $965,471 award, effective August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2026,...
- This $401,918 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports research by the University of Rochester to investigate neural mechanisms underlying how the brain processes complex sounds like speech and music across different timescales. The key objectives are to use computational models and neural recordings from auditory cortex to understand the brain's flexible integration of sound information over...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $550,299 Project Grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program to Trustees of Indiana University, doing business as Indiana University, to conduct research on the transfer of statistical learning from speech perception to production. The project aims to understand the mechanisms by which the brain coordinates listening and speaking, even when changes are subtle and not consciously identifiable. Preliminary data...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (CFDA 47.070 - Computer and Information Science and Engineering) supports research into probing the inner workings of artificial intelligence (AI) systems and comparing them to human cognition during speech recognition. The $50,000 award to the University of Southern California (USC) will fund the development of novel mathematical models and experimental methods to examine how AI...
- This four-year, $1.96 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will develop improved brain-machine interface algorithms to restore movement and speech abilities. The University of California, San Diego will apply advances in understanding biological motor control to design decoding strategies enabling robust prosthetic control across contexts. Existing feedforward...
- This $163,396 Project Grant, awarded May 1, 2026, by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), supports collaborative research examining phonological interference in second language learning by drawing comparative insights from songbird vocal learning. The research combines experimental investigations of second-song learning in zebra finches with parallel studies of adult humans learning second language sounds, with the objective of identifying...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to The Regents of the University of California for collaborative research titled "Flexible Deep Speech Synthesis through Gestural Modeling." The three-year award runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The research aims to advance development of flexible deep speech synthesis through gestural modeling, in alignment with the goals of the Computer and Information...
- The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) to conduct collaborative research on individual variability in auditory learning. The research aims to develop a non-invasive device that integrates attention and neuromodulation to enhance second language acquisition, particularly for underserved communities. The multi-modal,...
- This $449,275 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports research to advance the scientific understanding of human language processing and change. The project, led by the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), combines expertise from linguistics, psychology, and computational approaches to investigate how language users integrate general language constraints and verb-specific preferences...
- The National Science Foundation awarded New York University a $495,472 Project Grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) for work on "Audiomotor Speech Rhythms and Their Perceptual Consequences" from March 1, 2021 to February 29, 2024. The grant will fund research into how rhythmic patterns in speech production relate to speech perception. As the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program aims to support basic research that contributes to...
This $2.04 million Project Grant, awarded July 15, 2026, by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Multidisciplinary Activities under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), funds computational neuroscience research at the University of California, San Francisco investigating the neural mechanisms underlying adaptive learning in speech motor control. The project will develop and validate theoretical models that explain two critical types of speech learning: acquisition of new sound sequences for novel words and maintenance of accurate speech output in response to physiological or environmental changes. Research products will include quantitative computational models tested against human brain imaging and behavioral data, advancing understanding of embodied human intelligence and the neural computations that control speech production. The research deliverables have broader applicability to improve brain-computer interfaces supporting speech and language function and to advance clinical understanding of speech impairments and novel treatment approaches. The award extends through June 30, 2031, integrating expertise in computational neuroscience and motor control to address fundamental questions about how the brain learns to coordinate complex motor sequences essential to human communication and cognition.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $2.0m | 7/13/26 |