Department: Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences

Department: Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences

When the words won’t come – Swathi Kiran talks to The Washington Post

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(02/25/2023, The Washington Post) Swathi Kiran, director of the Aphasia Research Laboratory is mentioned in The Washington Post: “Although some sources give the number of Americans with aphasia as at least 2 million, Swathi Kiran, the director of the Aphasia Research Laboratory at Boston University, says that number represents only aphasia caused by stroke.” Read the […]

Uncovering The Causes of Stuttering: an Interview with Frank Guenther

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(03/11/2022, Proud Stutter) There is no definitive answer to why a person stutters. However, thanks to Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences Professor Frank Guenther and his research lab at Boston University, the mystery of stuttering has become a little clearer. With advances in brain activity monitoring technology, neuroscientists like Frank are able to explore stuttering in […]