Recent studies have shown that action observation treatment without concomitant verbal
cue has a positive impact on the recovery of verb retrieval deficits in aphasic patients. In …

The pervasiveness of word-finding difficulties in aphasia has motivated several theories
regarding management of the deficit and its effectiveness. Recently, the hypothesis was …

Backgrounds: Evidence exists that the observation of actions performed by others enhance
word retrieval and can be used in aphasia rehabilitation to treat naming impairments. Aim …

Recent studies have shown that the systematic and repetitive observation of actions
belonging to the experiential human motor repertoire without verbal facilitation enhances the …

Aphasia is a highly disabling language disorder usually caused by a left-lateralized brain
damage. Even if traditional linguistic-based therapies have been proved to induce an …

Background: Verb production difficulties are well documented in individuals with aphasia.
Yet there remains limited evidence regarding the efficacy of treatments for verb retrieval in …

Background: Previous research has suggested that semantic plus gesture treatments are
effective for aphasic noun retrieval deficits. However, there is a paucity of evidence …

Links between verbs and gesture knowledge suggest that verb retrieval may be particularly
amenable to gesture+ verbal training (GVT) in aphasia compared to noun retrieval. This …

Background: There is a shortage of material for the treatment of verb and sentence
production in persons with aphasia (PWAs). In therapy, pictures or photographs depicting …

Background: Reports have indicated that gesture+ verbal treatments and semantic‐
phonologic treatments are effective for improving lexical retrieval in aphasia. Most studies …