Rebecca (Becca) Canale

Graduate Fellow

Rebecca (Becca)’s research interests include the cognitive and environmental factors underlying language and communication in individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Previously, she worked with Richard Aslin at Haskins Laboratories (Yale University), coordinating behavioral and neuroimaging studies of language processing in neurotypical infants, children, and adults. Her F31-funded dissertation will examine individual differences in the temporal dynamics of spoken word recognition in autistic young adults .

Canale, R., Larson, C., Thomas, R., Barton, M., Fein, D. A., & Eigsti, I. M. (2024). Investigating frank autism: Clinician initial impressions and autism characteristics. Molecular Autism, 15(48). 10.1186/s13229-024-00627-z

Girolamo, T., Butler, L., Canale, R., Aslin, R. N., & Eigsti, I. M. (2023). fNIRS studies of individuals with speech and language impairment underreport participant sociodemographics: A systematic review. Neuropsychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11065-023-09618-y (Preregistration doi: 10.31234/osf.io/akrcp)

McMurray, B., Sarrett, M. E., Chiu, S., Black, A. K., Wang, A., Canale, R., & Aslin, R. N. (2022). Decoding the temporal dynamics of spoken word and nonword processing from EEG. Neuroimage, 260, 119457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119457

Paltin, I., Sy, M., Lundy, S. M., Ayr-Volta, L. K., Canale, R., Fong, G., Kelly, J., Pfeifle, G. B., Quinton, T., Schofield, H.-L., & Warren, E. A. H. (2024). Neuropsychological late effects and quality of life outcomes in pediatric brain tumor survivors: Role of pediatric neurologists in monitoring and management. Pediatric Neurology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2024.08.014

Sanchez-Alonso, S., Canale, R. R., Nichoson, I. F., & Aslin, R. N. (2023). Simultaneous data collection of fMRI and fNIRS measurements using a whole-head optode array and short-distance channels. Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE), 200s, e65088. https://doi.org/10.3791/65088