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Pascale Tremblay is a Full Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation within the Faculty of Medicine at Université Laval. She holds the prestigious Canada Research Chair in Neurobiology of Speech and Hearing and serves as Director of the Speech and Hearing Neuroscience Laboratory (https://speechneurolab.ca/en/). Her research program integrates cognitive neuroscience, linguistics, and rehabilitation science to advance understanding of human communication processes.
Dr. Tremblay's research focuses on the cognitive neuroscience of human communication, with particular emphasis on speech and voice perception and production across the lifespan. Her work investigates how communication mechanisms evolve with aging, including the effects of cognitive and sensorimotor changes on communication quality in social contexts. She employs a multidisciplinary approach using state-of-the-art methods including functional and anatomical brain imaging (fMRI), non-invasive brain stimulation (TMS), behavioral assessments, and physiological measurements of speech production.
Her recent publications reveal a strong trajectory examining how musical activities, particularly singing, may protect or enhance speech perception and production in aging populations. Her research demonstrates expertise in understanding neural networks involved in language processing, moving beyond classical models to reveal complex brain connectivity underlying speech functions. This work has important implications for developing interventions to maintain communication abilities in older adults.
- 2018 Early Career Award from the Society for the Neurobiology of Language
- Career award from the Fonds de Recherche en Santé du Québec (FRQS)
As founder of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language and director of her neuroscience laboratory, Dr. Tremblay actively mentors students and collaborators while pursuing innovative research on aging and communication. Her team studies speech mechanisms through multiple approaches including acoustical analyses, speech error patterns, facial electromyography, and respiratory patterns to understand how these processes evolve across the lifespan.
