Compared to English, for which there exist numerous tests and batteries for the assessment
of acquired deficits of language, the tools available to assess French-speaking individuals …

Background: Deficits of executive function (EF) have been proposed as all or part of the
underlying mechanisms of language impairment in at least some types of aphasia …

The focus of research on aphasia has been directed toward the assessment of the aphasic
person's linguistic impairments. In contrast, there has been little attention given to the …

Older adults' ability to perceive, comprehend, and produce language has been an area of
interest to researchers in recent years. One of the core questions under study has been …

Cognitive Pragmatics theory is concerned with analyzing the cognitive processes underlying
communication. In previous works we have explained the emergence of communication in …

Abstract Language use at a discourse level, or in conversational interaction, puts high
demands on human cognition. Brain damage can often result in pragmatic language …

The lack of standardized language assessment tools in Russian impedes clinical work,
evidence-based practice, and research in Russian-speaking clinical populations. To …

Background: Severity of and change in aphasia may be indexed by a language impairment
measure or a functional communication measure, including assessment of pragmatic …

ABSTRACT Background: In probable Alzheimer's disease (AD), different memory systems,
executive functioning, visuospatial recognition, and language are impaired. Regarding the …

Background: The nature and causes of pragmatic impairments following right hemisphere
damage (RHD) continue to pose a challenge to researchers and clinicians. It is widely …