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Biography
Dissociation between the processing of nouns/objects & verbs/actions, crosscultural and crosslinguistic aspects of cognitive evaluation, cognitive & linguistic symptoms in neurodegenerative diseases (Motor Neuron Disease/MND, Corticobasal Degeneration/CBD, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy/PSP, Primary Progressive Aphasia, ALS/Parkinsonism/Dementia Complex of Guam).
Research Interests
- The relationship between language, cognition and movement in neurodegenerative brain diseases (in particular Motor Neuron Disease (MND), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD) and Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
- Dissociation between the processing of verbs/actions and nouns/objects
- Cognitive assessment of dementias in different cultural and linguistic environments, cross-linguistic studies of aphasia and the impact of bilingualism on cognitive functions
- Cognitive aspects of Multiple Sclerosis
Biography
Research Groups
President of the World Federation of Neurology Research Group on Aphasia and Cognitive Disorders WFN RG ACD (Since May 2010):
Qualifications
1988 Degree in medicine (“Staatsexamen”) at the University of Hamburg (Germany)
1991 Doctoral Thesis "Acute Aphasias", at the University of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), completed with “Magna cum laude”
Teaching
Since 2011 - Cognitive Assessment and Dementia for Medical Students
Since 2010 - Organisation and teaching at international courses of cognitive neurology for clinicians, supported by the World Federation of Neurology; completed courses in Hyderabad (2010) and Kolkata (2012), planned courses in 2012 in Beijing and in 2013 in Cali (Colombia) and Bangalore
2008-2011 - Frontotemporal Dementias. Clinical Psychology Course, Tunbridge Wells.
Nominated for teaching award in 2009/10 and 2010/11.
Administrative Roles
Since 2010 - Designed (and since course organiser of) the new Y4 Tutorial Course
Since 2008 – Established (and since organiser of) PPLS Interdisciplinary Seminars
Since 2007 – Convenor of the Colloquium CommitteeSince 2007 - Course organiser of Biological Psychology (Year 3), Literature Review (Year 3) and Disorders of Language Functions (MSc)
Websites
Keywords
- RZ Other systems of medicine
- Cognitive Neurology
- Behavioural Neurology
- Aphasia
- Neurodegeneration
- Motor Cognition
Research Themes and Networks
- Health & Wellbeing
- Cultural Heritage
- Identities & Inequalities
- Edinburgh Mental Health Network
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How language proficiency and age of acquisition affect executive control in bilinguals: Continuous versus dichotomous analysis approaches
Xia, L., Sorace, A., Vega-Mendoza, M. & Bak, T., 10 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effect of language proficiency, usage, and exposure on cognitive control: A study in early adulthood Chinese learners of English
Xia, L., Sorace, A., Vega-Mendoza, M., Deng, X. & Bak, T., 23 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Bilingualism. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Language learning for people living with dementia and their caregivers: Feasibility and the quality of experience
Vega Mendoza, M., Norval, R. S., Blankinship, B. & Bak, T., 25 Mar 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Healthcare. 12, 7, 717.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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More than a piece of cake: Noun classifier processing in primary progressive aphasia
Lead Tee, B., Kwan-Chen Li-Ying, L., Chen, T-F., TY Yan, C., Tsoh, J., Lung-Tat Chan, A., Wong, A., Y. Lo, R., Jung Lu, C., Sun, Y., Wang, P-N., Lee, Y., Chiu, M-J., Allen, I. E., Battistella, G., Bak, T., Chuang, Y-C., M. García, A. & Gorno-Tempini, M. L., 29 Jan 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Alzheimer's and Dementia.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Utility of Chinese versions of Addenbrooke's cognitive examination: A narrative review
Cao, L-X., Wang, G., Guo, Q-H., Zhang, W., Bak, T. & Huang, Y., 17 Oct 2022, In: Healthcare. 10, 10, 2052.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Open Lecture Series: How to love learning of languages
Thomas Bak (Invited speaker) & Barbora Skarabela (Contributor)
4 Dec 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Festival/Exhibition
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Healthy Linguistic Diet: what languages can contribute to wellbeing in healthy ageing, stroke and dementia.
Thomas Bak (Invited speaker)
26 Oct 2023Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Language Learning from a Cognitive scientist’s perspective
Thomas Bak (Invited speaker)
24 Oct 2023Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Learning Languages in 21st Century: a cognitive neuroscientist’s perspective.
Thomas Bak (Keynote speaker)
22 Oct 2023Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas
Thomas Bak (Speaker)
27 Aug 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Stochastic PDEs meet QFT: Large deviations, Uhlenbeck compactness, and Yang–Mills
Chevyrev, I., Bak, T., Elvira Arregui, V., MacPherson, S. E., Pak, N. & Perkins, C.
1/09/24 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
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God, Language, and Diversity: Spiritual Flourishing in Neurodiverse and Multilingual Communities
1/03/24 → 30/11/26
Project: Research
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Multiscale data-driven failure prediction of hydrogen composite vessels under static and dynamic impact loading
Yang, D., Bak, T., Elvira Arregui, V., Haeri, S., Li, W., MacPherson, S. E., Pak, N. & Perkins, C.
1/09/23 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
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Supporting children with language disorders in primary Gaelic-medium schools
18/09/17 → 17/09/18
Project: Research
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ESRC Impact Grant: The impact of language learning in early dementia on well-being, confidence, and cognitive functions in patients and on the satisfaction and empowerment of the carers
1/06/17 → 31/03/18
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
Press/Media
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Thomas Bak (PPLS) finds that bilingual people develop dementia later in life
27/07/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Dr Thomas Bak discusses language learning in later life
3/10/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Thomas Bak (Linguistics) discusses how bilingualism can improve cognition
2/10/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment