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  1. Stark, BC; Dalton, SG; Lanzi, AM. (2025). Access to context-specific lexical-semantic information during discourse tasks differentiates speakers with latent aphasia, mild cognitive impairment, and cognitively healthy adults. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 18(22Jan). doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1500735. Preprint: https://osf.io/rdk4b

  2. Kim, S; Lee, D; Stark, BC; Han, J. (2025). Gesture-Aware Zero-Shot Speech Recognition for Patients with Language Disorders.” Proceedings of the AAAI 2025 Workshop on Large Language Models and Generative AI for Health (GenAI4Health). Author’s copy.

  3. Caute, A., Roper, A., Dipper, L. & Stark, BC (2024) Assessment and treatment of gesture in neurogenic communication disorders: An international survey of practice. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, e13136. https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.13136

  4. Urena, K and Stark, BC (2024) Characterizing iconic gesture during narratives in chronic traumatic brain injury recovery. Front. Hum. Neurosci. 18:1393284. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1393284  Preprint: https://osf.io/6chxf/

  5. Gallée, J., Cartwright, J., Henry, M. L., Mooney, A., Stark, B. C., Volkmer, A., ... & Crane, P. K. (2024). Study protocol for the Functional Communication Checklist for people living with primary progressive aphasia. PloS one, 19(9), e0301652. Open access link: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0301652

  6. Alexander, JM & Stark, BC (2024). Interdisciplinary approaches to understanding the cognitive and neural components of inner speech, with emphasis on the role of incorporating clinical data. European Journal of Neuroscience. Preprint: https://osf.io/athr9, Full paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ejn.16470

  7. Dutta, M., Murray, L. L., & Stark, B. C. (2024). The Relationship Between Executive Functioning and Narrative Language Abilities in Aphasia. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_AJSLP-23-00314. [ePub ahead of issue]. Author’s Copy.

  8. Birch, ES, Stark, BC & Neumann, D (2024). Factors related to social inferencing performance in moderate-severe, chronic TBI. Brain Injury, Jun 4:1-12. doi: 10.1080/02699052.2024.2361634. Preprint: https://osf.io/z6b5f/.

  9. Stark, BC & Dalton, SG (2024). A scoping review of transcription-less practices for analysis of aphasic discourse and implications for future research. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 2024 Mar 23. doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.13028. Preprint: https://osf.io/j4qxe/

  10. Alexander, JM; Hedrick, T; Stark, BC (2024). Inner speech in the daily lives of people with aphasia. Frontiers in Psychology. Full paper: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1335425/full, Preprint: https://osf.io/gbw3t/

  11. Stark, BC & Oeding, G (2024). Demographic, neuropsychological, and speech variables that impact iconic and supplementary-to-speech gesturing in aphasia. Gesture, Feb 9. Doi: 10.1075/gest.23019.sta. Preprint and data: https://osf.io/nkbs2

  12. Alexander, JM; Langland-Hassan, P; Stark, BC (2023). Measuring Inner Speech Objectively and Subjectively in Aphasia. Aphasiology, 0(0), 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2023.2235761, preprint: Measuring Inner Speech Objectively and Subjectively in Aphasia.

  13. Matchin, W., den Ouden, D.-B., Basilakos, A., Stark, B. C., Fridriksson, J., & Hickok, G. (2023). Grammatical Parallelism in Aphasia: A Lesion-Symptom Mapping Study. Neurobiology of Language, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1162/nol_a_00117 (open access).

  14. Gallée, J., Tilton-Bolowsky, V. E., & Stark, B. C. (2023). The Communication Success Screener: A Preliminary Investigation of Perceived Communicative Success Across Modalities, Environments, and Demands. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 13 Nov. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_JSLHR-23-00171. Preprint/free: The Communication Success Screener (COMSS): a pilot study of perceived communicative success across modalities, environments, and demands.

  15. Stark, B. C., Alexander, J. M., Hittson, A., Doub, A., Igleheart, M., Streander, T., & Jewell, E. (2023). Test–Retest Reliability of Microlinguistic Information Derived From Spoken Discourse in Persons With Chronic Aphasia. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 66(7), 2316–2345. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_JSLHR-22-00266. Preprint: Reliability of spoken discourse in speakers with aphasia

  16. Xiong, Y; Khlif, M; Egorova, N; Brodtmann, A; BC Stark (2023). NeuroImage: Clinical. Neural correlates of verbal fluency revealed by longitudinal non-diffusion-weighted imaging in stroke

  17. Dalton, SG; Stark, BC; Fromm, D; Apple, K; MacWhinney, B; Rensch, A; Rowedder, M (2022). Validation of an Automated Procedure for Calculating Core Lexicon From Transcripts. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. https://pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10.1044/2022_JSLHR-21-00473

  18. Dutta, M; Murray, LL; Stark, B.C. (2022). Assessing the integrity of executive functioning in chronic aphasia. Aphasiology. https://doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2022.2049675

  19. Stark, BC & Bryant, L; Themistocleous, C; den Ouden, DB; Roberts, AC (2022). Best Practice Guidelines for Reporting Spoken Discourse in Aphasia and Neurogenic Communication Disorders. Aphasiology. https://doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2022.2039372. All data and files available on OSF.

  20. Matchin, W; Basilakos, A; den Ouden, DB; Stark, BC; Hickok, G; Fridriksson, J (2021). Functional differentiation in the language network revealed by lesion-symptom mapping. NeuroImage, 247: Feb. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118778

  21. Gleichgerrcht, E., Roth, R., Fridriksson, J., den Ouden, D., Delgaizo, J., Stark, B.C., Hickok, G., Rorden, C., Wilmskoetter, J., Hillis, A., & Bonilha, L. (2021). Neural bases of elements of syntax during speech production in patients with aphasia. Brain and Language, 222, 105025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2021.105025

  22. Stark BC, Clough, S, Duff, MC. Suggestions for Improving the Investigation of Gesture in Aphasia. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. Oct. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00125 Preprint

  23. Stark, BC; Dutta, M; Murray, LL; Fromm, D; Bryant, L; Harmon, T; Ramage, AE; Roberts, A. (2021). Spoken Discourse Assessment and Analysis in Aphasia: An International Survey of Current Practices. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 23 Sept. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_JSLHR-20-00708. Paper

  24. Yourganov, G; Stark, BC; Fridriksson, J; Bonilha, L; Rorden, C. (2021). Effect of stroke on contralateral functional connectivity. Brain Connectivity.  Mar 24. doi: 10.1089/brain.2020.0901. Online ahead of print.. Paper

  25. Doub, A; Hittson, A & Stark BC (2021). Conducting a virtual study with special considerations for working with persons with aphasia. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. May;1-9, doi: 10.1044/2021_JSLHR-20-00392. Paper

  26. Stark BC and Cofoid, C (2021). Task-specific iconic gesturing during spoken discourse in aphasia. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 1-18. doi: 10.1044/2021_AJSLP-20-00271. Paper

  27. Stark BC and Fukuyama, J (2020). Leveraging big data to understand the interaction of task and language during monologic spoken discourse in speakers with and without aphasia. Journal of Language, Cognition and Neuroscience. doi: 10.1080/23273798.2020.1862258 Paper

  28. Stark BC, Dutta M, Murray LL, et al (2020). Standardizing assessment of spoken discourse in aphasia: A working group with deliverables. Am. J. Speech-Language Pathol. doi: 10.1044/2020_AJSLP-19-00093. Paper

  29. Matchin WM, Basilakos A, Stark BC, den Ouden DB, Fridriksson J, Hickok G (2020). Agrammatism and Paragrammatism: A Cortical Double Dissociation Revealed by Lesion-Symptom Mapping. Neurobiology of Language, 1(2), 208-225. doi: 10.1162/nol_a_00010 Paper

  30. Spell LA, Richardson JD, Basilakos A, Stark BC, Teklehaimanot A, Hillis AE, et al. Developing, Implementing, and Improving Assessment and Treatment Fidelity in Clinical Aphasia Research. Am. J. Speech-Language Pathol. 2020: 1–13 Paper

  31. Wilmskoetter J, Marebwa B, Basilakos A, Fridriksson J, Rorden C, Stark BC, et al. Long-range fibre damage in small vessel brain disease affects aphasia severity. 2019. Paper

  32. Kristinsson S, Yourganov G, Xiao F, Bonilha L, Stark BC, Rorden C, et al. Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Genotype – Specific Differences in Cortical Activation in Chronic Aphasia. 2020; 62: 3923–3936. Paper

  33. Kristinsson S, Thors H, Yourganov G, Magnusdottir S, Hjaltason H, Stark BC, et al. Brain Damage Associated with Impaired Sentence Processing in Acute Aphasia. J. Cogn. Neurosci. 2019: 1–16. Paper

  34. Wilmskoetter, J; Fridriksson, J; Gleichgerrcht, E; Stark, BC; Delgaizo, J; Hickok, G; Vaden, KI; Hillis, AE; Rorden, C; Bonilha, L. (2019). Neuroanatomical structures supporting lexical diversity, sophistication, and phonological word features during discourse. NeuroImage: Clinical. 10.1016/j.nicl.2019.101961. Paper

  35. Basilakos, A; Stark, BC; Johnson, L; Rorden, C; Yourganov, G; Bonilha, L; Fridriksson, J (2019). Leukoaraiosis Is Associated With a Decline in Language Abilities in Chronic Aphasia. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 10.1177/1545968319862561. Paper; Free author’s copy

  36. Stark, BC (2019). A Comparison of Three Discourse Elicitation Methods in Aphasia and Age-Matched Adults: Implications for Language Assessment and Outcome. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 10.1044/2019_AJSLP-18-0265. Preprint

  37. Stark, BC; Basilakos, A; Hickok, G; Rorden, C; Bonilha, L; Fridriksson, J (2019). Neural organization of speech production: A lesion-based study of error patterns in connected speech. Cortex. 10.1016/j.cortex.2019.02.029. NIHMS Receipt (Free).

  38. Fridriksson, J; Elm, J; Basilakos, A; Stark, BC; Rorden, C; Sen, S; George, MS; Bonilha, L. (2018). Brain Stimulation. Transcranial direct current stimulation to treat aphasia: Longitudinal analysis of a randomized controlled trial, 10.1016/j.brs.2018.09.016. OA Paper, IUScholarWorks

  39. Fridriksson, J; Elm, J; Stark, BC; Basilakos, A; Rorden, C; Sen, S; George, MS; Bonilha, L. (2018). Brain Stimulation. BDNF Genotype and tDCS Interaction in Aphasia Treatment. ePub ahead of print, 10.1016/j.brs.2018.08.009. OA Paper, IUScholarWorks

  40. Yourganov, G; Fridriksson, J; Stark, BC; Rorden, C (2018). Removal of artifacts from resting-state fMRI data in stroke. NeuroImage: Clinical, 17, 297-305, 10.1016/j.nicl.2017.10.027. OA Paper, IUScholarWorks

  41. Feenaughty, L; Basilakos, A; Bonilha, L; den Ouden, D; Rorden, C; Stark, BC and Fridriksson, J (2018). Non-fluent speech following stroke is caused by impaired efference copy. Cognitive Neuropsychology. 10.1080/02643294.2017.1394834. NIHMS Public Access

  42. Stark, BC; Geva, S and Warburton, EA (2017). Inner Speech's Relationship with Overt Speech in Post-Stroke Aphasia. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Science, 60(9), doi:10.1044/2017_JSLHR-S-16-0270. Author’s Copy

  43. Stark, BC and Warburton, EA (2016). “Language Outcomes After 4 Weeks of Self-delivered iPad-based Speech Therapy.” Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. doi: 10.1080/09602011.2016.1146150. Author’s Copy

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