Senior Research Fellow
Overview
Dr. Brownsett is a Speech Pathologist and neuroscientist. Trained initially in the UK as a Speech and Language Therapist, she advanced her expertise with a PhD in Clinical Neuroscience from Imperial College, London. Her doctoral research, employing functional brain imaging (fMRI), provided critical insights into the interaction between domain-general and language-specific brain networks, particularly in healthy older adults and individuals recovering from post-stroke aphasia. At the Queensland Aphasia Research Centre, she leads the ‘Imaging Predictors’ and ‘Aphasia TechHub’ groups, pushing the boundaries of research on neural markers and the use of technology in communication.
Dr. Brownsett's research interests are broad and impactful. She investigates the progression and extent of language difficulties in patients with brain injuries beyond stroke, including those with epilepsy and brain cancer. She explores the interplay between general cognitive brain networks and task-specific networks, seeking to understand and enhance recovery mechanisms. Her work also focuses on identifying neurobiological predictors of aphasia recovery, the effects of premorbid brain health on post-stroke language recovery, and the reorganization of language networks following neurosurgery.
Pioneering the integration of technology into therapy, Dr. Brownsett co-developed an innovative therapy application as part of the Listen-In trial, utilizing gamification to enhance engagement in high-dose aphasia therapy. She now leads the Aphasia Tech Hub, which supports individuals with aphasia to use and access technology. Her team, including those with lived experience of aphasia, adapts and creates communication-accessible guidance for using technology and provides tailored consultations to improve technology access.
Dr. Brownsett's dedication to involving people with aphasia in her research has earned her numerous accolades, including the National Health and Medical Research Council Consumer Engagement Award and the UK Stroke Forum Conference's Patient, Carer, and Public Involvement Winner award. She is a key member of the Living Stroke Guidelines initiative, ensuring clinical management of stroke is informed by the latest evidence. Through her innovative research and commitment to inclusive practices, Dr. Brownsett continues to contriute to advancing the field of aphasia recovery and neuroscience.
Research Interests
- Using gamification technology to enhance engagement in therapy
- Understanding role of domain-general cognition on language learning and rehabilitation
- Understanding how neuroimaging markers can be used to make predictions about recovery.
- How neuromodulation can enhance learning in aphasia
- Understanding dosage in aphasia treatment
- How TMS can be used to modulate domain general and language specific processes in the healthy brain
- How we assess cognition in people with aphasia
Research Impacts
Dr Brownsett's work impacts multiple aspects of society.
- Her work ensuring that those with communication impairments are involved in research, has not only contributed to an improved understanding of the need to involve people in research, but how this can be optimised to ensure that the voices of those living with communication impairments drive the research agenda. Awarded National Health and Medical Research Council Consumer Engagement Team Award.
- She works as an invited expert member of Aphasia Management working group on the world-first Living stroke guidelines, translating cutting -edge research evidence into clinical recommendations.
- Her ongoing collaborations with Neurosurgical planning teams, has resulted in funding for 0.2 FTE Speech Pathologist position embedded within the Neurosurgical planning team.
- She was part of the team that developed and trialled the ListenIn therapy application, a commercial grade therapy application, available on googleplay (over 100 downloads). This application was the first aphasia therapy application to use gamification to optimise dose of therapy and include people with aphasia both in the research team and co-design of the application.
- She co-facilitates the NHMRC CRE Aphasia Recovery and Rehabilitation Seminar Series which has a global reach and over 100 registrations per seminar.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Imperial College London
Publications
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Journal Article: Early subacute white matter hyperintensities and recovery of language after stroke
Vadinova, Veronika, Sihvonen, Aleksi J., Garden, Kimberley L., Ziraldo, Laura, Roxbury, Tracy, O’Brien, Kate, Copland, David A., McMahon, Katie L. and Brownsett, Sonia L. E. (2023). Early subacute white matter hyperintensities and recovery of language after stroke. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 37 (4), 218-227. doi: 10.1177/15459683231168384
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Journal Article: Right hemispheric structural connectivity and poststroke language recovery
Sihvonen, Aleksi J., Vadinova, Veronika, Garden, Kimberley L., Meinzer, Marcus, Roxbury, Tracy, O'Brien, Kate, Copland, David, McMahon, Katie L. and Brownsett, Sonia L. E. (2023). Right hemispheric structural connectivity and poststroke language recovery. Human Brain Mapping, 44 (7), 2897-2904. doi: 10.1002/hbm.26252
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Conference Publication: Closing the loop: Using Phase IIb trial data to guide a multidimensional Phase I trial design
Brownsett, S. (2021). Closing the loop: Using Phase IIb trial data to guide a multidimensional Phase I trial design. SSA, Perth, WA Australia, September 2021.
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Journal Article: Efficacy of spoken word comprehension therapy in patients with chronic aphasia: a cross-over randomised controlled trial with structural imaging
Fleming, Victoria, Brownsett, Sonia, Krason, Anna, Maegli, Maria A., Coley-Fisher, Henry, Ong, Yean-Hoon, Nardo, Davide, Leach, Rupert, Howard, David, Robson, Holly, Warburton, Elizabeth, Ashburner, John, Price, Cathy J., Crinion, Jenny T. and Leff, Alexander P. (2020). Efficacy of spoken word comprehension therapy in patients with chronic aphasia: a cross-over randomised controlled trial with structural imaging. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 92 (4) 324256, 418-424. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2020-324256
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Journal Article: Language deficits following dominant hemisphere tumour resection are significantly underestimated by syndrome-based aphasia assessments
Brownsett, S.L.E, Ramajoo, K, Copland, D, McMahon, K.L, Robinson, G, Drummond, K, Jeffree, R.L, Olson, S, Ong, B and De Zubicaray, G (2019). Language deficits following dominant hemisphere tumour resection are significantly underestimated by syndrome-based aphasia assessments. Aphasiology, 33 (10), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2019.1614760
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Conference Publication: Listen-In: The development and testing of a tablet-based therapy application for patients with impaired speech comprehension caused by stroke. Phase 1: Development and consultation
Brownsett, S.L.E., Fleming, V., Coley-Fisher, H., Crinion, J., Howard, D., Krason, A., Leech, R., Maegli Quezada, M.-A., Ong, Y., Robson, H. and Leff, A.P. (2016). Listen-In: The development and testing of a tablet-based therapy application for patients with impaired speech comprehension caused by stroke. Phase 1: Development and consultation. Society Neurobiology of Language Conference, London, United Kingdom, 2016.
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Journal Article: Task-induced brain activity in aphasic stroke patients: what is driving recovery?
Geranmayeh, Fatemeh, Brownsett, Sonia L. E. and Wise, Richard J. S. (2014). Task-induced brain activity in aphasic stroke patients: what is driving recovery?. Brain, 137 (10), 2632-2648. doi: 10.1093/brain/awu163
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Journal Article: Cognitive control and its impact on recovery from aphasic stroke
Brownsett, Sonia L. E., Warren, Jane E., Geranmayeh, Fatemeh, Woodhead, Zoe, Leech, Robert and Wise, Richard J. S. (2014). Cognitive control and its impact on recovery from aphasic stroke. Brain, 137 (1), 242-254. doi: 10.1093/brain/awt289
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Journal Article: The contribution of the parietal lobes to speaking and writing
Brownsett, Sonia L. E. and Wise, Richard J. S. (2010). The contribution of the parietal lobes to speaking and writing. Cerebral Cortex, 20 (3), 517-523. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhp120
Grants
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(2024–2025) National Stroke Foundation
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(2023–2025) NHMRC MRFF PPHR - Consumer Led Research
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(2021–2025) University of Melbourne
Supervision
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Does brain connectivity predict post-stroke aphasia recovery and treatment response?
Doctor Philosophy
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Neuroimaging predictors of recovery of post-stroke aphasia: the role of early subacute white matter health
Doctor Philosophy
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Improving the Reliability and Validity of Presurgical Language Mapping in Refractory Epilepsy
Doctor Philosophy
Available Projects
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Investigating the role of domain- general neural systems in language and the recovery of aphasia
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Using neuromodulation to investigate the recovery of aphasia
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Investigating optimal doses in evidence-based aphasia therapies.
Publications
Featured Publications
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Early subacute white matter hyperintensities and recovery of language after stroke
Vadinova, Veronika, Sihvonen, Aleksi J., Garden, Kimberley L., Ziraldo, Laura, Roxbury, Tracy, O’Brien, Kate, Copland, David A., McMahon, Katie L. and Brownsett, Sonia L. E. (2023). Early subacute white matter hyperintensities and recovery of language after stroke. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 37 (4), 218-227. doi: 10.1177/15459683231168384
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Right hemispheric structural connectivity and poststroke language recovery
Sihvonen, Aleksi J., Vadinova, Veronika, Garden, Kimberley L., Meinzer, Marcus, Roxbury, Tracy, O'Brien, Kate, Copland, David, McMahon, Katie L. and Brownsett, Sonia L. E. (2023). Right hemispheric structural connectivity and poststroke language recovery. Human Brain Mapping, 44 (7), 2897-2904. doi: 10.1002/hbm.26252
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Closing the loop: Using Phase IIb trial data to guide a multidimensional Phase I trial design
Brownsett, S. (2021). Closing the loop: Using Phase IIb trial data to guide a multidimensional Phase I trial design. SSA, Perth, WA Australia, September 2021.
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Fleming, Victoria, Brownsett, Sonia, Krason, Anna, Maegli, Maria A., Coley-Fisher, Henry, Ong, Yean-Hoon, Nardo, Davide, Leach, Rupert, Howard, David, Robson, Holly, Warburton, Elizabeth, Ashburner, John, Price, Cathy J., Crinion, Jenny T. and Leff, Alexander P. (2020). Efficacy of spoken word comprehension therapy in patients with chronic aphasia: a cross-over randomised controlled trial with structural imaging. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 92 (4) 324256, 418-424. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2020-324256
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Brownsett, S.L.E, Ramajoo, K, Copland, D, McMahon, K.L, Robinson, G, Drummond, K, Jeffree, R.L, Olson, S, Ong, B and De Zubicaray, G (2019). Language deficits following dominant hemisphere tumour resection are significantly underestimated by syndrome-based aphasia assessments. Aphasiology, 33 (10), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2019.1614760
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Brownsett, S.L.E., Fleming, V., Coley-Fisher, H., Crinion, J., Howard, D., Krason, A., Leech, R., Maegli Quezada, M.-A., Ong, Y., Robson, H. and Leff, A.P. (2016). Listen-In: The development and testing of a tablet-based therapy application for patients with impaired speech comprehension caused by stroke. Phase 1: Development and consultation. Society Neurobiology of Language Conference, London, United Kingdom, 2016.
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Task-induced brain activity in aphasic stroke patients: what is driving recovery?
Geranmayeh, Fatemeh, Brownsett, Sonia L. E. and Wise, Richard J. S. (2014). Task-induced brain activity in aphasic stroke patients: what is driving recovery?. Brain, 137 (10), 2632-2648. doi: 10.1093/brain/awu163
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Cognitive control and its impact on recovery from aphasic stroke
Brownsett, Sonia L. E., Warren, Jane E., Geranmayeh, Fatemeh, Woodhead, Zoe, Leech, Robert and Wise, Richard J. S. (2014). Cognitive control and its impact on recovery from aphasic stroke. Brain, 137 (1), 242-254. doi: 10.1093/brain/awt289
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The contribution of the parietal lobes to speaking and writing
Brownsett, Sonia L. E. and Wise, Richard J. S. (2010). The contribution of the parietal lobes to speaking and writing. Cerebral Cortex, 20 (3), 517-523. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhp120
Journal Article
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Structural brain networks correlating with poststroke cognition
Brownsett, Sonia L. E., Carey, Leeanne M., Copland, David, Walsh, Alistair and Sihvonen, Aleksi J. (2024). Structural brain networks correlating with poststroke cognition. Human Brain Mapping, 45 (5) e26665, e26665. doi: 10.1002/hbm.26665
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Tolkacheva, Valeriya, Brownsett, Sonia L E, McMahon, Katie L and de Zubicaray, Greig I (2024). Perceiving and misperceiving speech: lexical and sublexical processing in the superior temporal lobes. Cerebral Cortex, 34 (3) bhae087. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhae087
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Vadinova, Veronika, Sihvonen, A. J., Wee, F., Garden, K. L., Ziraldo, L., Roxbury, T., O'Brien, K., Copland, D. A., McMahon, K. L. and Brownsett, S. L. E. (2024). The volume and the distribution of premorbid white matter hyperintensities: Impact on post‐stroke aphasia. Human Brain Mapping, 45 (1) e26568, e26568. doi: 10.1002/hbm.26568
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Kearney, Elaine, Brownsett, Sonia L.E., Copland, David A., Drummond, Katharine J., Jeffree, Rosalind L., Olson, Sarah, Murton, Emma, Ong, Benjamin, Robinson, Gail A., Tolkacheva, Valeriya, McMahon, Katie L. and de Zubicaray, Greig I. (2023). Relationships between reading performance and regional spontaneous brain activity following surgical removal of primary left-hemisphere tumors: a resting-state fMRI study. Neuropsychologia, 188 108631, 108631. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2023.108631
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Brownsett, Sonia, Mascelloni, Matteo, Gowlett, Georgia, McMahon, Katie L. and de Zubicaray, Greig (2023). Neighing dogs: Semantic context effects of environmental sounds in spoken word production - a replication and extension. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 76 (9), 1990-2000. doi: 10.1177/17470218221137007
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Hodological organization of spoken language production and singing in the human brain
Pitkäniemi, Anni, Särkämö, Teppo, Siponkoski, Sini-Tuuli, Brownsett, Sonia L. E., Copland, David A., Sairanen, Viljami and Sihvonen, Aleksi J. (2023). Hodological organization of spoken language production and singing in the human brain. Communications Biology, 6 (1) 779, 779. doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-05152-y
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Examining dose frameworks to improve aphasia rehabilitation research
Harvey, Sam, Rose, Miranda L., Brogan, Emily, Pierce, John E., Godecke, Erin, Brownsett, Sonia L. E., Churilov, Leonid, Copland, David, Dickey, Michael Walsh, Dignam, Jade, Lannin, Natasha A., Nickels, Lyndsey, Bernhardt, Julie and Hayward, Kathryn S. (2023). Examining dose frameworks to improve aphasia rehabilitation research. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 104 (5), 830-838. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2022.12.002
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Early subacute white matter hyperintensities and recovery of language after stroke
Vadinova, Veronika, Sihvonen, Aleksi J., Garden, Kimberley L., Ziraldo, Laura, Roxbury, Tracy, O’Brien, Kate, Copland, David A., McMahon, Katie L. and Brownsett, Sonia L. E. (2023). Early subacute white matter hyperintensities and recovery of language after stroke. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 37 (4), 218-227. doi: 10.1177/15459683231168384
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Chronic aphasias after left-hemisphere resective surgery
de Zubicaray, G., Brownsett, S.L.E, Copland, D., Drummond, K., Jeffree, L., Olson, S., Murton, E., Ong, B., Robinson, G., Tolkacheva, V. and McMahon, K. (2023). Chronic aphasias after left-hemisphere resective surgery. Brain and Language, 239 105244, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bandl.2023.105244
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Right hemispheric structural connectivity and poststroke language recovery
Sihvonen, Aleksi J., Vadinova, Veronika, Garden, Kimberley L., Meinzer, Marcus, Roxbury, Tracy, O'Brien, Kate, Copland, David, McMahon, Katie L. and Brownsett, Sonia L. E. (2023). Right hemispheric structural connectivity and poststroke language recovery. Human Brain Mapping, 44 (7), 2897-2904. doi: 10.1002/hbm.26252
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Kearney, Elaine, Brownsett, Sonia L. E, Copland, David A., Drummond, Katharine, Jeffree, Rosalind, Olson, Sarah, Murton, Emma, Ong, Benjamin, Robinson, Gail A., Tolkacheva, Valeriya, McMahon, Katie L. and de Zubicaray, Greg I. (2022). Brain lesions associated with communication-related quality of life following surgical removal of primary left-hemisphere tumors. Aphasiology, 37 (12), 2029-2049. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2022.2145844
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Ward, E., Brownsett, S. L.E., McMahon, K. L., Hartwigsen, G., Mascelloni, M. and de Zubicaray, G. I. (2022). Online transcranial magnetic stimulation reveals differential effects of transitivity in left inferior parietal cortex but not premotor cortex during action naming. Neuropsychologia, 174 108339, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2022.108339
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Corticostriatal regulation of language functions
Copland, David A., Brownsett, Sonia, Iyer, Kartik and Angwin, Anthony J. (2021). Corticostriatal regulation of language functions. Neuropsychology Review, 31 (3), 472-494. doi: 10.1007/s11065-021-09481-9
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Fleming, Victoria, Brownsett, Sonia, Krason, Anna, Maegli, Maria A., Coley-Fisher, Henry, Ong, Yean-Hoon, Nardo, Davide, Leach, Rupert, Howard, David, Robson, Holly, Warburton, Elizabeth, Ashburner, John, Price, Cathy J., Crinion, Jenny T. and Leff, Alexander P. (2020). Efficacy of spoken word comprehension therapy in patients with chronic aphasia: a cross-over randomised controlled trial with structural imaging. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 92 (4) 324256, 418-424. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2020-324256
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Language and language disorders: neuroscience to clinical practice
O'Sullivan, Michael, Brownsett, Sonia and Copland, David (2019). Language and language disorders: neuroscience to clinical practice. Practical Neurology, 19 (5), practneurol-2018. doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2018-001961
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Brownsett, S.L.E, Ramajoo, K, Copland, D, McMahon, K.L, Robinson, G, Drummond, K, Jeffree, R.L, Olson, S, Ong, B and De Zubicaray, G (2019). Language deficits following dominant hemisphere tumour resection are significantly underestimated by syndrome-based aphasia assessments. Aphasiology, 33 (10), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2019.1614760
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Semantic memory: which side are you on?
Patterson, Karalyn, Kopelman, Michael D., Woollams, Anna M., Brownsett, Sonia L. E., Geranmayeh, Fatemeh and Wise, Richard J. S. (2015). Semantic memory: which side are you on?. Neuropsychologia, 76, 182-191. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2014.11.024
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Task-induced brain activity in aphasic stroke patients: what is driving recovery?
Geranmayeh, Fatemeh, Brownsett, Sonia L. E. and Wise, Richard J. S. (2014). Task-induced brain activity in aphasic stroke patients: what is driving recovery?. Brain, 137 (10), 2632-2648. doi: 10.1093/brain/awu163
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Cognitive control and its impact on recovery from aphasic stroke
Brownsett, Sonia L. E., Warren, Jane E., Geranmayeh, Fatemeh, Woodhead, Zoe, Leech, Robert and Wise, Richard J. S. (2014). Cognitive control and its impact on recovery from aphasic stroke. Brain, 137 (1), 242-254. doi: 10.1093/brain/awt289
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The contribution of the inferior parietal cortex to spoken language production
Geranmayeh, Fatemeh, Brownsett, Sonia L.E., Leech, Robert, Beckmann, Christian F., Woodhead, Zoe and Wise, Richard J. S. (2012). The contribution of the inferior parietal cortex to spoken language production. Brain and Language, 121 (1), 47-57. doi: 10.1016/j.bandl.2012.02.005
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The visual word form system in context
Woodhead, Zoe V. J., Brownsett, Sonia L. E., Dhanjal, Novraj S., Beckmann, Christian and Wise, Richard J. S. (2011). The visual word form system in context. Journal of Neuroscience, 31 (1), 193-199. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2705-10.2011
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The contribution of the parietal lobes to speaking and writing
Brownsett, Sonia L. E. and Wise, Richard J. S. (2010). The contribution of the parietal lobes to speaking and writing. Cerebral Cortex, 20 (3), 517-523. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhp120
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Agnew, Zarinah K., Brownsett, Sonia, Woodhead, Zoe and De Boissezon, Xavier (2008). A step forward for mirror neurons? Investigating the functional link between action execution and action observation in limb apraxia. Journal of Neuroscience, 28 (31), 7726-7727. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1818-08.2008
Conference Publication
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Kearney, E., Brownsett, S. L. E., Copland, C., Jeffree, R., Drummond, K., Olson, S., Murton, E., Ong, B., Robinson, G., Tolkacheva, V., McMahon, K. and de Zubicaray, G. (2022). Brain lesions associated with communication-related quality of life following surgical removal of primary left-hemisphere tumors. ASA 2022, Melbourne, VIC Australia, November 2022.
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Wood, Julia, Brownsett, Sonia, Bland, Nicholas and Sale, Martin (2021). Slow wave transcranial electrical stimulation during wake to investigate the consolidation of new learning. Sleep Down Under, Online, 8-11 November 2021. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpab014.202
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Closing the loop: Using Phase IIb trial data to guide a multidimensional Phase I trial design
Brownsett, S. (2021). Closing the loop: Using Phase IIb trial data to guide a multidimensional Phase I trial design. SSA, Perth, WA Australia, September 2021.
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Garden, K., Vadinova, V., de Zubricaray, G., Meinzer, M., Roxbury, T., O’Brien, K., Copland, D., McMahon, K. and Brownsett, S. (2021). FLAIR Enough: Specificity of lesion identification and correlated physiological deficit and the consequential impact on behaviour in post-stroke aphasia. Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Online, 2021.
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Longitudinal lesion-symptom mapping of impairment and recovery of expressive grammar in aphasia
Vadinova, V., Sihvonen, A., Garden, K., O’Brien, K., Roxbury, T., de Zubicaray, G., Meinzer, M., McMahon, K.L., Copland, D. and Brownsett, S. (2021). Longitudinal lesion-symptom mapping of impairment and recovery of expressive grammar in aphasia. Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Online, 2021.
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Brownsett, S.L.E., Fleming, V., Krason, A., Leech, R. and Leff, A. (2018). The listenIn project: delivering high dose auditory comprehension therapy is both achievable and effective. ASA 2018, Sunshine Coast, QLD Australia, November 2018.
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Does a discrete lesion to the posterior left Middle temporal gyrus produce a language deficit?
Brownsett, S., Ramajoo, K., McMahon, K., Gauvin, H. and de Zubicaray, G. (2018). Does a discrete lesion to the posterior left Middle temporal gyrus produce a language deficit?. Society for the Neurobiology of Language, Quebec, Canada, 2018.
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Fleming, Victoria, Brownsett, Sonia and Leff, Alex (2018). Grey matter density in the right caudate nucleus predicts aphasic patients’ response to speech comprehension therapy. Academy of Aphasia 56th Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 21-23 October 2018. Lausanne, Switzerland: Frontiers Research Foundation. doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2018.228.00032
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Brownsett, S.L.E., Ramajoo, K., McMahon, K.L., Copland, D., Hassal, T., Wood, M., Lloyd, O. and de Zubicaray, G. (2018). Speech and language outcomes and survivorship following surgery for paediatric posterior fossa tumours. Cooperative Trials Group for Neuro-Oncology Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2018.
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Listen-In: high-dose home-based auditory comprehension therapy is achievable and effective
Fleming,, Krason, A., Leach, R., Leff, A. and Brownsett, S. (2017). Listen-In: high-dose home-based auditory comprehension therapy is achievable and effective. UK Stroke Forum 2017, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 28-30 November 2017. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
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Listen-In: high-dose home-based auditory comprehension therapy is achievable and effective
Fleming, V., Krason, A., Leach, R., Leff, A. and Brownsett, S. (2017). Listen-In: high-dose home-based auditory comprehension therapy is achievable and effective. UK Stroke Forum 2017, Liverpool, United Kingdom, May 2017. London, United Kingdom: SAGE Publications.
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Brownsett, S.L.E., Fleming, V., Coley-Fisher, H., Crinion, J., Howard, D., Krason, A., Leech, R., Maegli Quezada, M.-A., Ong, Y., Robson, H. and Leff, A.P. (2016). Listen-In: The development and testing of a tablet-based therapy application for patients with impaired speech comprehension caused by stroke. Phase 1: Development and consultation. Society Neurobiology of Language Conference, London, United Kingdom, 2016.
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Godlewska, B. R., Selvaraj, S., Norbury, R., Bose, S., Turkheimer, F., Richards, G., Brownseu, S., Stokes, P., Rhodes, R., Howes, O. and Cowen, P. (2010). S' allele carriers of the 5-HTTLPR triallelic polymorphism have lower frontal, superior temporal and cingulate gyri volumes: a 3T VBM study. Summer Meeting of the British-Association-for-Psychopharmacology, Harrogate, England, 25-28 July 2010 . London, United Kingdom: Sage.
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HAMNET: A toolbox for connectivity analysis from neuroimaging data
Bose, S., Wise, R., Brownsett, S., Torresan, G. and Turkheimer, F. (2009). HAMNET: A toolbox for connectivity analysis from neuroimaging data. 24th International Symposium on Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism/9th International Conference on Quantification of Brain Function with PET, Chicago, IL United States, June 29 - July 3 2009. New York, NY United States: Nature Publishing Group.
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Divergence and convergence of written and spoken language
Brownsett, S.L.E. and Wise, R.J.S. (2007). Divergence and convergence of written and spoken language. British Aphasiology Society, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 11 September 2007.
Other Outputs
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Brownsett, Sonia L.E., Leff, Alex, Fleming, Victoria, Krason, Anna, Maegli, M. A., Coley-Fisher, H., Ong, Y., Nardo, D., Leach, R., Howard, D., Robson, H., Warburton, E., Ashburner, J., Price, C. and Crinion, J. (2021). ListenIn application: Listen-In spoken word comprehension therapy for people with aphasia: released via Google Play. London, United Kingdom: University College London.
Grants (Administered at UQ)
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(2024–2025) National Stroke Foundation
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(2023–2025) NHMRC MRFF PPHR - Consumer Led Research
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(2021–2025) University of Melbourne
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(2020–2023) Queensland University of Technology
PhD and MPhil Supervision
Current Supervision
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Does brain connectivity predict post-stroke aphasia recovery and treatment response?
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
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Neuroimaging predictors of recovery of post-stroke aphasia: the role of early subacute white matter health
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
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Improving the Reliability and Validity of Presurgical Language Mapping in Refractory Epilepsy
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
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Sleep, plasticity, and non-invasive brain stimulation
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
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Behavioral and neurological predictors of post-stroke aphasia recovery
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Possible Research Projects
Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.
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Investigating the role of domain- general neural systems in language and the recovery of aphasia
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Using neuromodulation to investigate the recovery of aphasia
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Investigating optimal doses in evidence-based aphasia therapies.
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Using machine-learning to predict outcome in aphasia
