CBR Faculty & Staff Awarded Pilot Funding to Examine SLP Services
The Center for Brain Recovery’s Michelle Stransky and Jacquelyn Nardelli were awarded internal pilot funding by the BU Center for Health Data Science to examine outpatient speech-language pathology (SLP) services among youth. In schools, speech-language therapists are required to show that a student’s learning is negatively impacted by their communication disability (CD), causing youth to […]
Cross-Linguistic and Multicultural Effects on Animal Fluency Performance in Persons With Aphasia
Sung, J.E., Shin, J., Scimeca, M., Li, R, & Kiran, S. (2025). Cross-Linguistic and Multicultural Effects on Animal Fluency Performance in Persons With Aphasia. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_AJSLP-24-00398
Learning in Action: Boston Public School Students Explore Research at CBR
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 […]
Quantifying the impact of hair and skin characteristics on fNIRS signal quality for enhanced inclusivity
Yücel, M.A., Anderson, J.E., Rogers, D. et al. Quantifying the impact of hair and skin characteristics on fNIRS signal quality for enhanced inclusivity. Nat Hum Behav (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-025-02274-7 Abstract Semantic feature-based treatment (SFT), which engages the semantic network by repeatedly targeting retrieval of conceptual features to improve lexical-semantic access, has shown promise for facilitating generalization […]
Navigating the Complexity of Bilingual Aphasia: Current Insights and Future Directions
Russell-Meill, M., Marte, M. J., Carpenter, E., & Kiran, S. (2025). Navigating the Complexity of Bilingual Aphasia: Current Insights and Future Directions. Brain Sciences, 15(9), 989. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15090989
Quantifying the impact of hair and skin characteristics on fNIRS signal quality for enhanced inclusivity
Yücel, M. A., Anderson, J. E., Rogers, D., Hajirahimi, P., Farzam, P., Gao, Y., Kaplan, R. I., Braun, E. J., Mukadam, N., Duwadi, S., Carlton, L., Beeler, D., Butler, L. K., Carpenter, E., Girnis, J., Wilson, J., Tripathi, V., Zhang, Y., Sorger, B.,von Lühmann, A., Somers, D. C., Cronin-Golomb, A., Kiran, S., Ellis, T. D., […]
How ICCR Helps Students with TBI Return to College
By Lauren Hodges, August 27th, 2025 For college students and young adults living with a traumatic brain injury (TBI), the road back to campus can feel overwhelming. Memory lapses, trouble organizing thoughts, or difficulty keeping up with class discussions aren’t just frustrating, they can make the return to higher education seem impossible. This is where […]
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The Brink: Aphasia Robs Millions of Communication. Boston University Is Helping Them Regain Their Voice
On April 7th, The Brink published the article “Aphasia Robs Millions of Communication. Boston University Is Helping Them Regain Their Voice”, highlighting how Boston University’s Aphasia Resource Center (ARC) and Center for Brain Recovery (CBR) have been supporting people affected by aphasia. Read the full article
Inclusivity in fNIRS Studies: Quantifying the Impact of Hair and Skin Characteristics on Signal Quality with Practical Recommendations for Improvement
Yücel, M. A., Anderson, J. E., Rogers, D., Hajirahimi, P., Farzam, P., Gao, Y., Kaplan, R. I., Braun, E. J., Mukadam, N., Duwadi, S., Carlton, L., Beeler, D., Butler, L. K., Carpenter, E., Girnis, J., Wilson, J., Tripathi, V., Zhang, Y., Sorger, B., von Lühmann, A., Somers, D. C., Cronin-Golomb, A., Kiran, S., Ellis, T. […]