{"id":5699,"date":"2023-02-23T10:24:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T15:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cbr\/?post_type=profile&p=5699"},"modified":"2026-03-25T13:41:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T17:41:53","slug":"anne-billot","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cbr\/profile\/anne-billot\/","title":{"rendered":"Anne Billot"},"content":{"rendered":"
Research Interests<\/strong><\/div>\n
Neuroplasticity and aphasia recovery<\/div>\n
Cognitive and linguistic rehabilitation<\/div>\n
Functional and structural connectivity<\/div>\n
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Projects<\/strong><\/div>\n
White Matter Connectivity<\/a><\/div>\n
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Functional reorganization of the language system<\/a>Peer-reviewed publications<\/b><\/p>\n

Braun E. J.,\u00a0<\/span>Billot A.<\/strong>, Meier E. L., Pan Y., Parrish T. B., Kurani A. S., Kiran S. (2022)\u00a0<\/span>White matter microstructural integrity pre- and post-treatment in individuals with chronic post-stroke aphasia<\/a>. Brain and Language<\/p>\n

Billot A.<\/strong>, Thiebaut de Schotten M., Parrish T.B., Thompson C.K., Rapp B., Caplan D., Kiran S. (2022)\u00a0Structural disconnections associated with language impairments in chronic post-stroke aphasia using disconnectome maps<\/a>.\u00a0Cortex<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Billot A.<\/strong>, Lai S., Varkanitsa M., Braun E.J., Rapp B., Parrish T.B., Kurani A.S., Higgins J., Caplan D., Thompson C.K., Betke M., Ishwar P., Kiran S. (2022)\u00a0Multimodal behavioral and neural data predict response to treatment in post-stroke aphasia<\/a>.\u00a0Stroke<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Lai S.,\u00a0Billot A.<\/strong>, Varkanitsa M., Braun E.J., Rapp B., Parrish T.B., Kurani A.S., Higgins J., Caplan D., Thompson C.K., Kiran S., Betke M., Ishwar P. (2021)\u00a0An Exploration of Machine Learning Methods for Predicting Post-stroke Aphasia Recovery.<\/a>\u00a0In The 14th Pervasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environment Conference<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Gu Y.*,Bahrani M.*,\u00a0<\/span>Billot A<\/b>., Lai S., Braun E. J., Varkanitsa M., Bighetto J., Rapp B., Parrish T. B., Caplan D., Thompson C. K., Kiran S., Betke M.,\u00a0<\/span>Multivariate Predictions for Post-stroke Aphasia Recovery: A Pilot Survey<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA)<\/em>, 2020<\/p>\n

Dekhtyar, M., Braun, E. J.,\u00a0<\/span>Billot, A.<\/b>, Foo, L., & Kiran, S. (2020).\u00a0Videoconference Administration of the Western Aphasia Battery\u2013Revised: Feasibility and Validity<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology<\/i>, 29(2), 673-687.<\/span><\/p>\n

Conference presentations<\/b><\/p>\n

Billot A.<\/strong>, Varkanitsa M., Falconer I., Kiran S., Investigating the influence of structural damage on the synchronization between the language and MD networks in post-stroke aphasia. Science of Aphasia. 2022, Bordeaux, FR<\/p>\n

Billot A.<\/strong>, Varkanitsa M., Falconer I., Kiran S.,\u00a0Temporal stroke damage predicts synchronization between the language and multiple demand networks in individuals with aphasia<\/a>.\u00a0Organization for Human Brain Mapping, 2022,<\/em>\u00a0Glasgow, UK<\/span><\/p>\n

Billot A.<\/strong>, Lai S., Varkanitsa M., Braun E.J., Rapp B., Parrish T.B., Kurani A.S., Higgins J., Caplan D., Thompson C.K., Betke M., Ishwar P., Kiran S., Multimodal behavioral and neural data predict response to treatment in post-stroke aphasia.\u00a0Society for the Neurobiology of Language, 2021,<\/em>\u00a0(held virtually)<\/span><\/p>\n

Billot A<\/b>., Lai S., Varkanitsa M., Braun E. J., Gu Y., Bahrani M., Bighetto J., Rapp B., Parrish T. B., Caplan D., Thompson C. K., Ishwar P., Betke M. & Kiran S. Predicting post-stroke aphasia recovery from multimodal neuroimaging data.\u00a0<\/span>11th World Congress for Neurorehabilitation<\/span><\/i>,\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>2020,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>(online)<\/span><\/p>\n

Braun E.J.,\u00a0<\/span>Billot A.<\/b>, Kurani A., Parrish T.B.,Kiran S., The Relationship between White Matter Structural Integrity and Language Performance in Individuals with Aphasia.\u00a0<\/span>Cognitive Neuroscience Society, 2020,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Boston, US<\/span><\/p>\n

Braun, E. J., Dekhtyar, M., Foo, L.,\u00a0<\/span>Billot, A.<\/b>, & Kiran, S. Tele-assessment with the Western Aphasia Battery \u2013 Revised in adults with aphasia.\u00a0<\/span>Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2019<\/span><\/i>, Orlando, US<\/span><\/p>\n

Billot A<\/b>., Thiebaut De Schotten M., Parrish T., Thompson C.K., Rapp B., Caplan D., & Kiran S., Structural disconnection maps associated with language impairment in chronic aphasia.\u00a0<\/span>Academy of aphasia Annual Meeting, 2019<\/span><\/i>, Macau, SAR<\/span><\/p>\n

Billot A<\/b>., Thiebaut De Schotten M., Parrish T., Thompson C.K., Rapp B., Caplan D., & Kiran S., Structural disconnection maps associated with language impairment in chronic aphasia.\u00a0<\/span>14th annual Eleanor M. Saffran conference, 2019,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Philadelphia, US<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dekhtyar M., Braun E.J., Foo L.,\u00a0<\/span>Billot A.<\/b>, Kiran S.,Validating the Western Aphasia Battery \u2013 Revised through tele-assessment for individuals with aphasia.\u00a0<\/span>Clinical Aphasiology Conference, 2019,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Whitefish, US<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Professional activities<\/strong><\/div>\n
2020-2022 Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM)\u00a0<\/span>Student and Postdoc Special Interest Group<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u2013 Chair<\/div>\n
Guest Blog posts<\/strong><\/div>\n
Cognitive Neuroscience Society 2021:\u00a0<\/span>Brain Structure is Key to Understanding Human Cognition<\/a><\/div>\n
Cognitive Neuroscience Society 2020:\u00a0<\/span>Exploring Novel Paths for Brain Stimulation<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":21965,"template":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cbr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/5699"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cbr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cbr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profile"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cbr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21965"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cbr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/5699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6294,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cbr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/5699\/revisions\/6294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cbr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}