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 […]
Using Unsupervised Dimensionality Reduction to Identify Lesion Patterns Predictive of Post-Stroke Aphasia Severity
Interview with CBR Undergraduate Student Emerson Kropp about his recent research: Using Unsupervised Dimensionality Reduction to Identify Lesion Patterns Predictive of Post-Stroke Aphasia Severity Introduction Emerson Kropp is an undergraduate student at Boston University studying under Dr. Kiran in the Center for Brain Recovery as he completes his premedical bachelors degree in Health Science/ Human […]
Naturalistic Assessment of Language and Emotion Brain Recovery Through Real World Language Studies
Introduction In this interview with Center for Brain Recovery PhD Student Manuel Marte, we explore his interdisciplinary project which dives into a Naturalistic Assessment of Language and Emotion. This research aims to build off of the use of movie fMRI (mv-fMRI) for presurgical language mapping and has benefited greatly from the researchers on the team […]
What Can Digital Diagnosis and Digital Therapeutics Tell Us About the Brain?
BU’s Hariri Institute Teams Up With CBR To Bring Together Leaders in Digital Diagnosis and Digital Therapeutics This past April, an industry panel discussion took place at Boston University that shed light on the applications of digital diagnostics and therapeutics in brain health. Co-hosted by the Boston University Hariri Institute for Computing and the Center […]
BU Center for Brain Recovery Researchers Work to Address Health Disparities in Post-Stroke Aphasia
Addressing Health Disparities in Post-Stroke Aphasia Stroke recovery is a journey that extends beyond the physical healing process, delving into the realms of communication and social integration. For many, the aftermath of a stroke includes aphasia – a condition characterized by difficulty in speaking, understanding language, writing, or reading. However, not all stroke survivors face […]
Advancing Bilingual Aphasia Treatment With Boston University Researchers’ PROCoM Projects
Introduction Predicting Rehabilitation Outcomes in Bilingual Aphasia using Computation Modeling (PROCoM) is a concept pioneered by Boston University’s Center for Brain Recovery, led by Swathi Kiran and in development by researchers Erin Carpenter, Manuel Marte, Marissa Russel, and Michael Scimeca and researcher collaborators at UT-Austin Risto Miikkulainen and Uli Grasemann. The project leverages computational modeling […]
Hariri Sponsored Student Led Workshop
Boston University Hosts Student-Led Workshop on Machine Learning and Brain-Behavior Data Sponsored By Hariri Institute Focused Research Program Unlocking Novel Data Science and AI Approaches for Brain Health and Disease On October 2nd 2023, members of the BU Center for Brain Recovery and Cognitive Neuroimaging Laboratory conducted a trainee-led tutorial to unite students and postdocs […]
Spotlight Research: Neural Correlates of Discourse Production in Individuals with Aphasia
Figure a) fNIRS probe design overlayed on template cortex with markers indicating channel data averaged to create an ROI. Figure b) fNIRS probe sensitivity with warmer colors indicating higher sensitivity to cortex Boston University PhD Graduate Dr. Emily J Braun Presents her Thesis: Neural Correlates of Discourse Production in Individuals with Aphasia Dr. Emily J […]
Spotlight Research: Predicting Therapy Outcomes With Machine Learning
BU Researchers Use Machine Learning to Create Personalized Recovery Plans for Individuals with Neurological Disorders Boston University Researchers are working to advance personalized healthcare by developing a personalized prediction algorithm for speech, language, and cognitive recovery in patients with neurological disorders. In a project funded by the Hariri Insitute, Boston University Researchers Swathi Kiran, Alan […]
Spotlight Research: Multiple Demand Study
BU Researchers Study: Functional Reorganization of the Language and Domain-general Multiple Demand Systems in Aphasia Introduction Our recent project on neuroplasticity and neurorecovery of aphasia examines how the brain adapts to recover language abilities in individuals with aphasia. It observes English speakers, whether they have a history of stroke or not, by studying the relationship […]