# Center for the Study of Aphasia Recovery (C-STAR)

> **NIH NIH P50** · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · 2022 · $111,750

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
The Center for the Study of Aphasia Recovery (C-STAR, P50-DC014664) explores recovery from language
impairments following stroke. We have expertise using brain imaging and behavioral measures to identify risk
factors for recovery. Stroke is influenced by the climate, with increased incidence both in the summer months
as well as in warmer regions such as the `Stroke Belt` of the United States. For the first time ever, this
proposal will allow us to examine the relationship between climate and 1) patterns of brain injury (location and
extent) in stroke, and 2) patterns of behavioral impairment following stroke, in both chronic and acute data. We
will examine these questions using archival data from existing acute (N =1500) and chronic datasets (N = 260)
that include demographic, behavioral and brain imaging data points. These data were collected in South
Carolina, which is considered the ‘Buckle’ of the ‘Stroke Belt’, and which may serve as a bellwether for future
global warming. Our planned analyses will provide novel insights into the overall health burden of summer
strokes, which requires us to determine whether additional strokes observed in the summer months lead to
long-term impairment or are associated with smaller injuries where symptoms resolve spontaneously. We will
pursue two archival analyses to resolve these questions.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10672777
- **Project number:** 3P50DC014664-07S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA
- **Principal Investigator:** JULIUS FRIDRIKSSON
- **Activity code:** P50 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $111,750
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2016-04-01 → 2026-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10672777

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10672777, Center for the Study of Aphasia Recovery (C-STAR) (3P50DC014664-07S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10672777. Licensed CC0.

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