[HTML][HTML] The combination of rhythm and pitch can account for the beneficial effect of melodic intonation therapy on connected speech improvements in Broca's aphasia

A Zumbansen, I Peretz, S Hébert - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Melodic intonation therapy (MIT) is a structured protocol for language rehabilitation in
people with Broca's aphasia. The main particularity of MIT is the use of intoned speech, a …

[HTML][HTML] Cue recognition and integration–eye tracking evidence of processing differences in sentence comprehension in aphasia

R Schumacher, D Cazzoli, N Eggenberger, B Preisig… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Purpose We aimed at further elucidating whether aphasic patients' difficulties in
understanding non-canonical sentence structures, such as Passive or Object-Verb-Subject …

Obligatory Broca's area modulation associated with passive speech perception

TH Turner, J Fridriksson, J Baker, D Eoute Jr… - …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Broca's area is crucial for speech production. Several recent studies have suggested that it
has an additional role in visual speech perception. This conclusion remains tenuous, as …

[HTML][HTML] Robotic arm rehabilitation in chronic stroke patients with aphasia may promote speech and language recovery (but effect is not enhanced by supplementary …

A Buchwald, C Falconer, A Rykman-Peltz… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Objective: This study aimed to determine the extent to which robotic arm rehabilitation for
chronic stroke may promote recovery of speech and language function in individuals with …

Functional connectivity between cortical hand motor and language areas during recovery from aphasia

IG Meister, R Sparing, H Foltys, D Gebert… - Journal of the …, 2006 - Elsevier
Previous data indicate that in healthy subjects, there is a connectivity between cortical areas
for hand movement and language on the left hemisphere. This link is possibly mediated by …

Testing the limits of language production in long-term survivors of major stroke: A psycholinguistic and anatomic study

D Shankweiler, LC Palumbo, RK Fulbright… - Aphasiology, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Background: There is still a dearth of information about grammatical aspects of language
production in aphasia. Aims: Making novel use of methods of elicited production aimed at …

Mobile technology to support lexical retrieval during activity retell in primary progressive aphasia

A Mooney, S Bedrick, G Noethe, S Spaulding… - Aphasiology, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) strategies and tools
developed for individuals with chronic aphasia have been found to facilitate generative …

Predicting naming responses based on pre-articulatory electrical activity in individuals with aphasia

J Wilmskoetter, J Del Gaizo, L Phillip… - Clinical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate whether pre-articulatory neural activity could be used to predict
correct vs. incorrect naming responses in individuals with post-stroke aphasia. Methods We …

Improved picture naming in aphasia patients treated with cathodal tDCS to inhibit the right Broca's homologue area

EK Kang, YK Kim, HM Sohn… - Restorative neurology …, 2011 - content.iospress.com
Purpose: Previous reports have suggested that noninvasive cortical stimulation could
influence speech production in patients with chronic stroke. Here, we evaluated the …

[HTML][HTML] Recovery of sentence production processes following language treatment in aphasia: Evidence from eyetracking

JE Mack, M Nerantzini, CK Thompson - Frontiers in human …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Sentence production impairments in aphasia often improve with treatment.
However, little is known about how cognitive processes supporting sentence production …