Division of Sensory Organs and Communication (SOK)

At the division, research focusing on human communication is carried out.

Photo credit Thor Balkhed

The main areas of the division's research include conversations with people with communicative impairments, speech and language disorders in children, applied hearing research, and clinical and ultrastructural studies of eye tissues and vision.

Upcoming events at SOK

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Research Colloquium 2024

Unit for Communication Disorders/Logopedics invites you to research colloquium from January to May during the spring of 2024.

Research

Cornea Research

Our research team focuses on understanding the origins of blinding diseases of the cornea, evaluating new pharmacologic, surgical, and regenerative therapies to treat corneal disease.

Swedish-speaking children with developmental language disorder in comparison with second language learners

The focus of this project is language processing in children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and bilingual children learning Swedish as their second language (L2). They are similarly challenged by Swedish grammar.

A child pointing to communicate with his family at the kitchen table.

Precursors of Intentional Communication Skills in Children

The project aims to create a checklist for parents, identify early communicative behaviors in young children up to one year of age, and examine their connection to later linguistic and communicative abilities.

Collaboration

Center for dementia research (CEDER)

The research has a focus on the everyday life with dementia. Of special interest is the challenges and the ways persons with dementia and their significant others manage and organize their lives.

News

The world's largest eye research organization praises LiU researchers

Neil Lagali and Mehrdad Rafat earn global acclaim, winning ARVO Foundation's 2023 Point of View Award. Recognized by the world's largest eye research organization, their work in regenerative ophthalmology offers new hope for vision restoration.

European investment in research into corneal diseases

Researchers at Linköping University are taking part in the largest European investment to date into diseases of the cornea. The aim is to restore vision in people with severe and rare eye diseases.

Bioengineered cornea can restore sight to the blind and visually impaired

LiU-researchers have developed an implant made of collagen protein from pig’s skin, which resembles the human cornea. In a pilot study, the implant restored vision to 20 people with diseased corneas.

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Head of Division

Coordinator

Staff

Associate Professor, Docent

Adjunct Associate Professor

Adjunct Associate Professor

Inger Lundeborg Hammarström

Associate Professor, Docent

Ulrika Marklund

Associate Professor

Petros Moustardas

Principal Research Engineer

Senior Associate Professor

Yedizza Rautavaara

Research Assistant

Christina Reuterskiöld

Adjunct Associate Professor, Docent

Stefan Stenfelt

Professor, Head of Division

Sudeep Surendran

Principal Research Engineer

Matilda Tobiasson

Lecturer

Annika Törngren

Adjunct Assistant Lecturer

Division of Sensory Organs and Communication (SOK)

Upcoming events at SOK

Research Colloquium 2024

Research

Cornea Research

Swedish-speaking children with developmental language disorder in comparison with second language learners

Precursors of Intentional Communication Skills in Children

Educational Equality for Children with Developmental Language Disorder. A Study of Goal Attainment, Experience and Participation

Clinical Ophthalmic Research

CIRCA – a support for social interaction

Applied Auditory Research

Collaboration

Center for dementia research (CEDER)

News

The world's largest eye research organization praises LiU researchers

European investment in research into corneal diseases

Bioengineered cornea can restore sight to the blind and visually impaired

Children’s language skills arise before speech

Research into eye problems in post-COVID sufferers

SEK 12 million for research into serious eye disease

LiU professor recognised for work against visual impairment

A half million Swedish crowns to eye researcher Neil Lagali

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Head of Division

Coordinator

Staff

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