Background: SentenceShaper™(SSR) is a computer program that supports spoken
language production in aphasia by recording and storing the fragments that the user speaks …

Abstract This study uses Conversation Analysis (CA) to examine the organisation of topic
talk in interactions involving a person with aphasia (Valerie). Approximately three and a half …

People with aphasia (PWA) desire to read despite reading challenges (Knollman-Porter et
al., 2015). Text-to-speech (TTS) support improves comprehension and decreases …

Traditionally, language comprehension has been studied as a solitary and unimodal activity.
Here, we investigate language comprehension as a joint activity, ie, in a dynamic social …

Overwhelmingly, research on aphasia focuses on what particular disorders can tell us about
how the brain organizes language. However, the problems visible as aphasia have an …

Since approximately 50% of people with aphasia experience incomplete restoration of
language, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for people with aphasia has …

A repeated measures ANOVA again revealed a significant interaction of task and group in
mean fixation duration (see Figure 2; f (3, 50)= 9.45, p<. 001), suggesting the pattern of …

Background Humans often use co‐speech gestures to promote effective communication.
Attention has been paid to the cortical areas engaged in the processing of co‐speech …

Background:“Multimodal communication” is a relatively common term in aphasia research.
However, the scope of studies on multimodal interaction in aphasia is generally restricted to …

One of the most uniquely human activities engaged in from early childhood through to death
across cultures, is conversation. Our ability to engage in conversation depends on our …