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October 26th – 28th, 2025 Eight researchers from the Boston University Center for Brain Recovery (CBR) attended the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Aphasia this October to present their work and gain new insights from peers in the fields of neuroscience and speech, language, and hearing sciences. Platform Sessions Shalom Henderson (Postdoctoral […]
October 27th – 28th, 2025 Center for Brain Recovery researchers Swathi Kiran (CBR Founding Director) and Risto Miikkulainen (CBR Affiliate) were invited to present their work in the Best Paper Presentation session at the 2025 Chen Institute Symposium for AI Accelerated Science (AIAS). Out of more than 60 submissions and 29 accepted papers, Drs. Kiran […]
Congratulations, Dr. Manuel Marte! Dr. Marte successfully defended his dissertation on October 22nd, 2025, completing his PhD at Boston University's Sargent College in the Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences. Throughout his doctoral studies, Manuel was mentored by Dr. Swathi Kiran, director of the Boston University Center for Brain […]
The first edition of The Cambridge Handbook of Language and Brain was recently released and is now available to readers. This state-of-the-art handbook was co-edited by Dr. Swathi Kiran, Founding Director of the Boston University Center for Brain Recovery, and Dr. Edna Andrews from Duke University. This text serves as a comprehensive survey of […]
November 7th, 2025 On Friday, November 7th, the BU Center for Brain Recovery (CBR) welcomed a group of juniors and seniors from various local Boston Public Schools (BPS). In an effort coordinated by BU’s Office of Government & Community Affairs in partnership with BU Admissions, BPS students visited Boston University’s campus, explored BU spaces, and […]
Interview with CBR Interns Amelia Andre and Helen Blans This semester, two CBR interns were selected to receive UROP funding for their research project applications. Congratulations to Amelia Andre and Helen Blans, both undergraduate students in the neuroscience program in the College of Arts and Sciences. Amelia […]
October 24th, 2025 On Friday, October 24th, leading researchers from the Boston University Center for Brain Recovery (CBR) traveled to the San Francisco Bay Area to present their ground-breaking work leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning tools for detection, treatment, and prediction of neurological and neurodegenerative disorders. Hosted in collaboration with the Tianqiao and Chrissy […]
Dr. Andersen is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, a Core Faculty member for the Center for Brain Recovery, and the co-director of the New England Centenarian Study. Q&A with Stacy Andersen What is your current research focus, and how does […]
