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CBR Seminar Series: Preeti Sunderaraman
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
Faculty Feature: Elizabeth Hoover
Elizabeth Hoover Clinical Professor Speech Language and Hearing Sciences ehoover@bu.edu Dr. Hoover is a Clinical Professor at Boston University, a Core Faculty member for the Center for Brain Recovery, and the Clinical Director of the BU Aphasia Resource Center. Q&A with Elizabeth Hoover What is your current research focus, and […]
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 […]