Associate Professor Stephen Wilson
Associate Professor

Stephen Wilson

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Background

I am a cognitive neuroscientist with a research focus on the neural basis of language. My research is focused on three related questions:

  1. How is language processed in the brain?
  2. How does brain damage affect language processing in individuals with aphasia, i.e. acquired language disorders?
  3. What brain mechanisms support the recovery of language processing in people with aphasia who improve over time?

To address these questions, my lab studies individuals with aphasia, as well as healthy participants with normal language, using a range of state-of-the-art functional and structural neuroimaging techniques. We combine our multimodal imaging approach with comprehensive language assessments designed to quantify deficits in different components of the language processing system, such as syntactic structure, word meanings, and the selection and assembly of speech sounds.

Language Neuroscience Laboratory

Availability

Associate Professor Stephen Wilson is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, language and history Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander linguistics and languages Allied health and rehabilitation science Biological psychology Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Cognitive and computational psychology Cognitive neuroscience Health Sciences Indigenous Studies Neurology and neuromuscular diseases Neurosciences Psycholinguistics (incl. speech production and comprehension) Psychology Speech pathology

Research interests

  • Aphasia

  • Language and the brain

  • Cognitive neuroscience

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95 works between 1998 and 2025
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2021

Journal Article

Neuroplasticity in post-stroke aphasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of functional imaging studies of reorganization of language processing

Wilson, Stephen M. and Schneck, Sarah M. (2021). Neuroplasticity in post-stroke aphasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of functional imaging studies of reorganization of language processing. Neurobiology of Language, 2 (1), 22-82. doi: 10.1162/nol_a_00025

Neuroplasticity in post-stroke aphasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of functional imaging studies of reorganization of language processing

2020

Journal Article

Categorical encoding of vowels in primary auditory cortex

Levy, Deborah F. and Wilson, Stephen M. (2020). Categorical encoding of vowels in primary auditory cortex. Cerebral Cortex, 30 (2), 618-627. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhz112

Categorical encoding of vowels in primary auditory cortex

2019

Journal Article

Language mapping in aphasia

Wilson, Stephen M., Eriksson, Dana K., Yen, Melodie, Demarco, Andrew T., Schneck, Sarah M. and Lucanie, Jillian M. (2019). Language mapping in aphasia. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 62 (11), 3937-3946. doi: 10.1044/2019_JSLHR-L-RSNP-19-0031

Language mapping in aphasia

2019

Journal Article

Multivariate approaches to understanding aphasia and its neural substrates

Wilson, Stephen M and Hula, William D (2019). Multivariate approaches to understanding aphasia and its neural substrates. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, 19 (8) 53, 1-9. doi: 10.1007/s11910-019-0971-6

Multivariate approaches to understanding aphasia and its neural substrates

2019

Journal Article

Auditory-perceptual rating of connected speech in aphasia

Casilio, Marianne, Rising, Kindle, Beeson, Pélagie M., Bunton, Kate and Wilson, Stephen M. (2019). Auditory-perceptual rating of connected speech in aphasia. American Journal of Speech - Language Pathology, 28 (2), 550-568. doi: 10.1044/2018_AJSLP-18-0192

Auditory-perceptual rating of connected speech in aphasia

2019

Journal Article

Adaptive paradigms for mapping phonological regions in individual participants

Yen, Melodie, DeMarco, Andrew T. and Wilson, Stephen M. (2019). Adaptive paradigms for mapping phonological regions in individual participants. NeuroImage, 189, 368-379. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.01.040

Adaptive paradigms for mapping phonological regions in individual participants

2019

Journal Article

Differential intrinsic functional connectivity changes in semantic variant primary progressive aphasia

Battistella, Giovanni, Henry, Maya, Gesierich, Benno, Wilson, Stephen M., Borghesani, Valentina, Shwe, Wendy, Miller, Zachary, Deleon, Jessica, Miller, Bruce L., Jovicich, Jorge, Papinutto, Nico, Dronkers, Nina F., Seeley, William W., Mandelli, Maria Luisa and Gorno-Tempini, Maria Luisa (2019). Differential intrinsic functional connectivity changes in semantic variant primary progressive aphasia. NeuroImage. Clinical, 22 101797, 101797. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2019.101797

Differential intrinsic functional connectivity changes in semantic variant primary progressive aphasia

2019

Journal Article

Patterns of recovery from aphasia in the first 2 weeks after stroke

Wilson, Stephen M., Eriksson, Dana K., Brandt, Temre H., Schneck, Sarah M., Lucanie, Jillian M., Burchfield, Annie S., Charney, Sara, Quillen, Ian A., de Riesthal, Michael, Kirshner, Howard S., Beeson, Pélagie M., Ritter, Leslie and Kidwell, Chelsea S. (2019). Patterns of recovery from aphasia in the first 2 weeks after stroke. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 62 (3), 723-732. doi: 10.1044/2018_JSLHR-L-18-0254

Patterns of recovery from aphasia in the first 2 weeks after stroke

2018

Journal Article

Neural representation of vowel formants in tonotopic auditory cortex

Fisher, Julia M., Dick, Frederic K., Levy, Deborah F. and Wilson, Stephen M. (2018). Neural representation of vowel formants in tonotopic auditory cortex. NeuroImage, 178, 574-582. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.05.072

Neural representation of vowel formants in tonotopic auditory cortex

2018

Journal Article

An adaptive semantic matching paradigm for reliable and valid language mapping in individuals with aphasia

Wilson, Stephen M, Yen, Melodie and Eriksson, Dana K (2018). An adaptive semantic matching paradigm for reliable and valid language mapping in individuals with aphasia. Human Brain Mapping, 39 (8), 3285-3307. doi: 10.1002/hbm.24077

An adaptive semantic matching paradigm for reliable and valid language mapping in individuals with aphasia

2018

Journal Article

Retraining speech production and fluency in non-fluent/agrammatic primary progressive aphasia

Henry, Maya L., Hubbard, H. Isabel, Grasso, Stephanie M., Mandelli, Maria Luisa, Wilson, Stephen M., Sathishkumar, Mithra T., Fridriksson, Julius, Daigle, Wylin, Boxer, Adam L., Miller, Bruce L. and Gorno-Tempini, Maria Luisa (2018). Retraining speech production and fluency in non-fluent/agrammatic primary progressive aphasia. Brain, 141 (6), 1799-1814. doi: 10.1093/brain/awy101

Retraining speech production and fluency in non-fluent/agrammatic primary progressive aphasia

2018

Journal Article

Convergence of spoken and written language processing in the superior temporal sulcus

Wilson, Stephen M, Bautista, Alexa and McCarron, Angelica (2018). Convergence of spoken and written language processing in the superior temporal sulcus. NeuroImage, 171, 62-74. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.12.068

Convergence of spoken and written language processing in the superior temporal sulcus

2018

Journal Article

Selective interference with syntactic encoding during sentence production by direct electrocortical stimulation of the inferior frontal gyrus

Chang, Edward F., Kurteff, Garret and Wilson, Stephen M. (2018). Selective interference with syntactic encoding during sentence production by direct electrocortical stimulation of the inferior frontal gyrus. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 30 (3), 411-420. doi: 10.1162/jocn_a_01215

Selective interference with syntactic encoding during sentence production by direct electrocortical stimulation of the inferior frontal gyrus

2018

Journal Article

A quick aphasia battery for efficient, reliable, and multidimensional assessment of language function

Wilson, Stephen M., Eriksson, Dana K., Schneck, Sarah M. and Lucanie, Jillian M. (2018). A quick aphasia battery for efficient, reliable, and multidimensional assessment of language function. PLoS One, 13 (2) e0192773, e0192773. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192773

A quick aphasia battery for efficient, reliable, and multidimensional assessment of language function

2018

Journal Article

The neural substrates of improved phonological processing following successful treatment in a case of phonological alexia and agraphia

DeMarco, Andrew T., Wilson, Stephen M., Rising, Kindle, Rapcsak, Steven Z. and Beeson, Pélagie M. (2018). The neural substrates of improved phonological processing following successful treatment in a case of phonological alexia and agraphia. Neurocase, 24 (1), 31-40. doi: 10.1080/13554794.2018.1428352

The neural substrates of improved phonological processing following successful treatment in a case of phonological alexia and agraphia

2017

Journal Article

Lexical access in semantic variant PPA: evidence for a post-semantic contribution to naming deficits

Wilson, Stephen M., Dehollain, Charlotte, Ferrieux, Sophie, Christensen, Laura E. H. and Teichmann, Marc (2017). Lexical access in semantic variant PPA: evidence for a post-semantic contribution to naming deficits. Neuropsychologia, 106, 90-99. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2017.08.032

Lexical access in semantic variant PPA: evidence for a post-semantic contribution to naming deficits

2017

Journal Article

Emotion detection deficits and changes in personality traits linked to loss of white matter integrity in primary progressive aphasia

Multani, Namita, Galantucci, Sebastiano, Wilson, Stephen M., Shany-Ur, Tal, Poorzand, Pardis, Growdon, Matthew E., Jang, Jung Yun, Kramer, Joel H., Miller, Bruce L., Rankin, Katherine P., Gorno-Tempini, Maria Luisa and Tartaglia, Maria Carmela (2017). Emotion detection deficits and changes in personality traits linked to loss of white matter integrity in primary progressive aphasia. NeuroImage: Clinical, 16, 447-454. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2017.08.020

Emotion detection deficits and changes in personality traits linked to loss of white matter integrity in primary progressive aphasia

2017

Journal Article

Characterizing articulation in apraxic speech using real-time magnetic resonance imaging

Hagedorn, Christina, Proctor, Michael, Goldstein, Louis, Wilson, Stephen M., Miller, Bruce, Gorno-Tempini, Maria Luisa and Narayanan, Shrikanth S. (2017). Characterizing articulation in apraxic speech using real-time magnetic resonance imaging. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 60 (4), 877-891. doi: 10.1044/2016_JSLHR-S-15-0112

Characterizing articulation in apraxic speech using real-time magnetic resonance imaging

2017

Journal Article

Typical and atypical pathology in primary progressive aphasia variants

Spinelli, Edoardo G., Mandelli, Maria Luisa, Miller, Zachary A., Santos-Santos, Miguel A., Wilson, Stephen M., Agosta, Federica, Grinberg, Lea T, Huang, Eric J, Trojanowski, John Q, Meyer, Marita, Henry, Maya L, Comi, Giancarlo, Rabinovici, Gil, Rosen, Howard J, Filippi, Massimo, Miller, Bruce L, Seeley, William W and Gorno-Tempini, Maria Luisa (2017). Typical and atypical pathology in primary progressive aphasia variants. Annals of Neurology, 81 (3), 430-443. doi: 10.1002/ana.24885

Typical and atypical pathology in primary progressive aphasia variants

2017

Journal Article

Connected speech in transient aphasias after left hemisphere resective surgery

McCarron, Angelica, Chavez, Ashley, Babiak, Miranda, Berger, Mitchel S., Chang, Edward F. and Wilson, Stephen M. (2017). Connected speech in transient aphasias after left hemisphere resective surgery. Aphasiology, 31 (11), 1266-1281. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2017.1278740

Connected speech in transient aphasias after left hemisphere resective surgery

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2029
    A universal aphasia battery for assessing language disorders in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who speak traditional languages and creoles
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Neural Correlates of Recovery from Aphasia After Stroke (NIH grant administered by Vanderbilt University)
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Open grant

Availability

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