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Blake Johnson is an Associate Professor and Honorary Professor at the School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, affiliated with the Hearing CRC. His research focuses on brain mechanisms underlying perception, cognition, motor control, and mental imagery, utilizing advanced neuroimaging techniques like MEG and EEG. He leads projects investigating speech motor control in children with developmental disorders, such as Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), and has pioneered methodologies combining MEG with speech tracking systems.
Research Interests: Johnson's work spans cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging, and developmental psychology. Key areas include speech production mechanisms, neural correlates of motor control, auditory processing abnormalities in disorders like stuttering and autism, and the application of MEG/EEG for understanding brain dynamics. His studies often integrate multimodal data to explore how neural activity coordinates with behavioral outcomes.
Recent Projects: Active projects include investigating the neural origins of motor disorders in CAS (2022–2023) and developing MEG-articulography techniques for speech research (2016–2020). He collaborates internationally, focusing on brain mechanisms in speech motor control and developmental neuroplasticity.
Articles Trends: His publications emphasize MEG/EEG applications in speech and motor systems, with recent work on beta-band rhythms in speech production, emotional distractor suppression, and lateralized linguistic processing. These studies highlight innovative methods for linking neural activity to behavioral and developmental outcomes.
Grants & Collaborations: Leads 29 projects since 2008, including the Bio-semi EEG system (ongoing) and collaborations on childhood apraxia. His lab is part of the Hearing CRC, fostering translational research in auditory and speech neuroscience.
Labs/Teams: Based at Macquarie’s School of Psychological Sciences, his team specializes in neuroimaging and developmental neuroscience, contributing to both fundamental and applied research in hearing and speech disorders.
