by Northwestern University Scientists have, for the first time, identified brain regions outside the front lobe involved in the intent to produce speech. Credit: Northwestern University Imagine seeing a furry, four-legged animal that meows. Mentally, you know what it is, but the word “cat” is stuck on the tip of your tongue. This phenomenon, known as...
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Improved brain decoder holds promise for communication in people with aphasia
by University of Texas at Austin A test subject lies in an fMRI scanner at UT Austin listening to podcasts to help train a brain decoder that can translate a person’s thoughts into continuous text. Credit: Nolan Zunk/University of Texas at Austin. People with aphasia—a brain disorder affecting about a million people in the U.S.—struggle to...
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Aphasia patients’ grammatical tense troubles linked to language-specific encoding and retrieval
by National Research University Higher School of Economics Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An international team of researchers, including scientists from the HSE Centre for Language and Brain, has identified the causes of impairments in expressing grammatical tense in people with aphasia. They discovered that individuals with speech disorders struggle with both forming the concept of...
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Old Drug a New Option for Stroke-Related Aphasia?
Abu Dhabi, UAE — Cerebrolysin, a porcine-derived collection of growth factors already employed for a broad array of neurodegenerative disorders in Asia and Eastern Europe, was effective for stroke-related aphasia, the results of a double-blind, randomized controlled trial showed. The study demonstrated that the drug, when used alongside speech therapy, led to greater improvements in...
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How to improve communication with a loved one who has aphasia
by Joel Streed, Mayo Clinic Credit: Kampus Production from Pexels Imagine being dropped off in a country where you aren’t fluent in the local language Even when the native speakers speak slowly, you may understand only portions of what’s being said. This is similar to how someone with aphasia may feel every day. Aphasia is...
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Neuroplasticity study shows how singing rehabilitates speech production in post-stroke aphasia – neuroscience
by University of Helsinki Treatment-induced WM neuroplasticity changes. Connectometry results displaying the significant segments of the tracts with longitudinal QA increases significantly associated with singing group versus control group between T1 and T2 (ΔT2–T1; left) and longitudinal QA change correlation with improved naming (right). Credit: eneuro (2024). DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0408-23.2024Cerebrovascular accidents, or strokes, are the most...
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How emotions affect word retrieval in people with aphasia
by Emily Caldwell, The Ohio State University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with aphasia have more trouble coming up with words they want to use when they’re prompted by images and words that carry negative emotional meaning, new research suggests. The study involved individuals whose language limitations resulted from damage to the brain caused by a stroke—the...
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‘I know that you know’—5 ways to help people with aphasia to communicate
by Deborah Hersh, The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock Aphasia was in the news last week when the family of actor Bruce Willis announced he was stepping back from his career due to communication difficulties. Also last week, performer Lady Gaga was praised for her supportive approach to co-presenting an Oscar with Hollywood great Liza Minnelli, who has previously...
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How Aphasia Steals the Ability to Communicate
Bruce Willis, 67, is an actor known for his roles in movies including “Die Hard” and “Pulp Fiction.”Credit…Rich Fury/Getty Images By Dani BlumMarch 30, 2022Leer en español Essential news and guidance to live your healthiest life. Get it with a Times subscription. Bruce Willis, the film star known for his roles in “Die Hard” and “Pulp...
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Why only some post-stroke survivors can ‘copy what I say’
Certain brain regions must be intact in stroke survivors with aphasia if they are to copy what another speaker says, report researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina and elsewhere in Brain MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA In an article in Brain, researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and elsewhere report which...
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