Dr. Swathi Kiran – Overcoming Aphasia: New App Improves Access To Therapy

Dr. Swathi Kiran is the Founding Director Of The Centre for Brain Recovery and her research has enabled the development of the constant therapy Aphasia Recovery App. Rewiring The Brain with Michael Merzenich<br /> Survival Chances After Stroke with Patrik Hutzel Constant Therapy Website<br /> Center For Brain Recovery<br /> Constant Therapy Signup Highlights: 01:50 Introduction<br /> 02:56 Dr. Swathi Kiran’s background<br /> 14:14 Neuroplasticity and stroke recovery with researchers<br /> 20:01 The Constant Therapy APP<br /> 27:07 Predicting stroke recovery outcomes using AI and machine learning<br /> 33:23 Stroke recovery and therapy access<br /> 46:46 Recovery and rehabilitation using AI<br /> 59:28 Documenting Neuroplasticity Transcript: Dr. Swathi Kiran 0:00<br /> Neuroplasticity after a stroke is a thing. And this myth that there is a plateau after which your brain cannot recover is a myth, it’s completely false. The brain can recover, and reorganize function with repeated practice. The scientific community is completely convinced that Neuroplasticity is a thing. What we have not yet fully convinced are the neurologists and the funders, the payers. Intro 0:36<br /> This is the Recovery after Stroke podcast. With Bill Gasiamis, helping you navigate recovery after stroke. Bill Gasiamis 0:49<br /> Hello once again and welcome to the Recovery after Stroke podcast. If you are a stroke survivor with a story to share about your stroke experience, come and join me on the show. The interviews are not scripted, you do not have to plan for them. All you need to do to qualify is be a stroke survivor who wants to share your story in the hope that it will help somebody else who’s going through something similar. Bill Gasiamis 1:11<br /> If you are a researcher who wants to share the findings of a recent study, or you are looking to recruit people into studies, you may also wish to reach out and be a guest on my show. If you have a commercial product that you would like to promote that is related to supporting stroke survivors to recover. Bill Gasiamis 1:30<br /> There is also a path for you to join me on a sponsored episode of the show. Just go to recoveryafterstroke.com/contact and fill out the contact form, explaining briefly which category you belong to. And I will respond with more details about how we can connect via Zoom. Introduction – Dr. Kiran Swathi <br /> Bill Gasiamis 1:50<br /> Now this is episode 269. My guest today is Dr. Swathi Kiran, who is the founding director of the Center for Brain Recovery, where the focus is to detect and identify neurological disorders early, understand the mechanisms underlying the disease, evaluate whic