Aleksi Sihvonen

Dr. Aleksi Sihvonen is an Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland. His research focuses on neurorehabilitation, music cognition, and the neural mechanisms underlying stroke recovery, aphasia, and neuroplasticity. His work integrates neuroimaging techniques to study structural and functional brain connectivity in clinical populations.

Key research areas include the impact of singing-based interventions on communication in chronic aphasia, structural brain plasticity post-injury, and the role of music in chronic pain management. He collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to explore how auditory and musical stimuli influence neural reorganization.

Recent studies highlight the differential effects of aging on speech and singing production, as well as the structural connectivity correlates of language recovery after stroke. His findings emphasize the potential of music therapy as a neurorehabilitation tool.

Publications span high-impact journals like Brain Communications, Human Brain Mapping, and Journal of Neuroscience, reflecting contributions to understanding brain plasticity mechanisms. No scientific awards are explicitly noted in the provided data.