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CBR Seminar Series: Michael Alosco
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 […]
The CBR Student Research Assistant Program
Interview with Scientific Director Maria Varkanitsa and Student Research Assistant Isabel Yu The Undergraduate Research Assistant Experience Isabel Yu, is an undergraduate neuroscience student at Boston University and has been a member of the Center for Brain Recovery (CBR) Student Research Assistant Program since the fall. Through working with Manuel Marte on his “Naturalistic Neuroimaging […]
CBR Seminar Series: Sofia Vallila Rohter
CBR Seminar Series: Sofia Vallila Rohter, January 27, 2025 Title: Rehabilitation as Learning: Examining learning and strategy use in people with aphasia Abstract: Linguistic deficits are central to the diagnosis and treatment of aphasia, yet there is increasing recognition of the cognitive processes that contribute to rehabilitation outcomes, particularly the role of learning. […]
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 […]
CBR Seminar Series: Holly Robson
CBR Seminar Series: Holly Robson, December 16, 2024 Title: Speech comprehension impairments in Wernicke’s-type aphasia. Can basic science open pathways to new interventions? Abstract: Wernicke’s aphasia is characterized by significant impairments in speech comprehension. When it persists into the chronic stage following a stroke, it is often highly resistant to therapeutic interventions. This talk […]
9 CBR Students Present Their Research Around the World
Featuring interviews with Student Presentations at the Society for the Neurobiology of Language Conference (SNL) in Brisbane, Australia, and the Academy of Aphasia 62nd Annual Meeting in Nara, Japan. About the conferences The Society for the Neurobiology of Language (SNL), founded in November of 2010, is an NIH-funded non-profit organization whose overarching goal is to […]
CBR Seminar Series: Erin Meier
CBR Seminar Series: Erin Meier, November 25, 2024 Title: Leveraging Wearable Technologies to Increase Ecological Validity of Aphasia Assessment Abstract: A central assumption about language assessments commonly used in research and speech-language pathology practice is that they capture the communication challenges people with aphasia (PWA) face in everyday life. Similarly, neuroimaging paradigms of semantics, […]
Visiting the Center for Brain Recovery: Interview with BU CBR Alumni Visiting Scholars Karen Arellano and Brandi BeCoats.
The Center for Brain Recovery hosts a passionate team of undergraduate and master’s students, PhD candidates, faculty and staff. CBR also welcomes visiting students and interns from other institutions to collaborate on research projects and receive valuable training. In this edition, we interviewed two of our visiting scholars Karen Arellano and Brandi BeCoats to share […]
CBR Seminar Series: Haris Themistocleous
CBR Seminar Series: Haris Themistocleous, October 28, 2024 Title: AI in Clinical Therapy and Assessment: A Paradigm Shift in Speech-Language Pathology Abstract: The integration of AI models and applications into Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) is bringing about a paradigm shift in how we assess and treat communication disorders. Tools like automated speech analysis, AI-powered diagnostic […]