CBR Attends the Academy of Aphasia Annual Meeting 2025
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 […]
AIAS Best Paper: Gaining Insight into Brain Damage and Rehabilitation through Digital Twins
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 […]
CBR Interns Selected for UROP Funding
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 […]
Advances in AI: Diagnosis & Treatment of Neurological and Neurodegenerative Disorders Symposium
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 […]
3rd Annual Neuroscience of the Everyday World (N.E.W.) Conference, 2025
July 28th – 29th, 2025 This year marked the 3rd edition of the Neuroscience of the Everyday World (N.E.W.) Conference, drawing in 191 in-person and 27 virtual attendees from across the United States and all over the world with registrants hailing from 12 different countries; including South Korea, Germany, Brazil, Turkey, India, and more. With […]
CBR Researchers Present at the Clinical Aphasiology Conference 2025
This past May, four researchers from the BU Center for Brain Recovery attended and presented at the 2025 Clinical Aphasiology Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. At the conference, CBR Assistant Scientific Director, Maria Varkanitsa, presented the research “Theory of mind deficits in people with post-stroke aphasia: Prevalence and links to aphasia severity and brain […]
History of the Center for Brain Recovery
Our History The Center for Brain Recovery (CBR) was first established at Boston University in 2009 as the “Aphasia Research Laboratory” with the primary goal of understanding language processing and communication following brain damage. Following the initiation of the Aphasia Research Laboratory, the lab received its first PhD student in 2010. Since then, 16 […]
Dr. Swathi Kiran receives the Honors of the Association Award
CBR Founding Director Dr. Swathi Kiran receives the Honors of the Association Award from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The Honors of the Association recognizes members for their distinguished contributions to the discipline of communication sciences and disorders, whose contributions have been of such excellence that they have enhanced or altered the course of the professions […]
Unveiling Hope, CBR’s Open House 2024
BU Center for Brain Recovery Hosts Its First Open House, Unveiling Hope in The Center’s New Office Space Earlier this month, the Center for Brain Recovery held its first open house in their new space to celebrate the work being done by its members and connect with affiliates. The invite-only event gathered alumni, core faculty […]
ICCR Program Presentation at ASHA Conference
Boston University Center for Brain Recovery Presents ICCR’s Innovative Approach to ABI Telerehabilitation In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, technological advancements have paved the way for transformative changes in patient care. Boston University’s Center for Brain Recovery has developed an innovative program for rehabilitation of young adults with brain injury who struggle to return to […]