Improved neural processing efficiency in a chronic aphasia patient following melodic intonation therapy: a neuropsychological and functional MRI study

K Tabei, M Satoh, C Nakano, A Ito, Y Shimoji… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Melodic intonation therapy (MIT) is a treatment program for the rehabilitation of aphasic
patients with speech production disorders. We report a case of severe chronic non-fluent …

[HTML][HTML] Melodic intonation therapy in chronic aphasia: evidence from a pilot randomized controlled trial

I Van Der Meulen, V De Sandt-Koenderman… - Frontiers in human …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Abstract Melodic Intonation Therapy (MIT) is a language production therapy for severely non-
fluent aphasic patients using melodic intoning and rhythm to restore language. Although …

The effects of modified melodic intonation therapy on nonfluent aphasia: a pilot study

D Conklyn, E Novak, A Boissy, F Bethoux, K Chemali - 2012 - ASHA
Objective Positive results have been reported with melodic intonation therapy (MIT) in
nonfluent aphasia patients with damage to their left-brain speech processes, using the …

Effects of melodic intonation therapy in patients with chronic nonfluent aphasia

S Marchina, A Norton, G Schlaug - … of the New York Academy of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Patients with large left‐hemisphere lesions and post‐stroke aphasia often remain nonfluent.
Melodic intonation therapy (MIT) may be an effective alternative to traditional speech therapy …

Effectiveness of melodic intonation therapy in Chinese mandarin on non-fluent aphasia in patients after stroke: a randomized control trial

XY Zhang, WY Yu, WJ Teng, MY Lu, XL Wu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Melodic intonation therapy (MIT) positively impacts the speech function of patients suffering
from aphasia and strokes. Fixed-pitch melodies and phrases formulated in MIT provide the …

Insight into the neurophysiological processes of melodically intoned language with functional MRI

CP Méndez Orellana… - Brain and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Melodic Intonation Therapy (MIT) uses the melodic elements of speech
to improve language production in severe nonfluent aphasia. A crucial element of MIT is the …

[PDF][PDF] A case study of melodic intonation therapy (MIT) in the subacute stage of aphasia: early re-re activation of left hemisphere structures

M van de Sandt-Koenderman, M Smits… - Procedia Soc Behav …, 2010 - core.ac.uk
Background Melodic Intonation Therapy (MIT) was designed to stimulate RH language
processing in aphasic patients. However, whether its success can indeed be attributed to …

From singing to speaking: facilitating recovery from nonfluent aphasia

G Schlaug, A Norton, S Marchina, L Zipse… - Future …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
It has been reported for more than 100 years that patients with severe nonfluent aphasia are
better at singing lyrics than they are at speaking the same words. This observation led to the …

Melodic intonation therapy on non-fluent aphasia after stroke: a systematic review and analysis on clinical trials

X Zhang, J Li, Y Du - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Melodic intonation therapy (MIT) is a melodic musical training method that could be
combined with language rehabilitation. However, some of the existing literature focuses on …

Melodic intonation therapy in post-stroke non-fluent aphasia and its effects on brain plasticity

N Garcia-Casares, A Barros-Cano… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Melodic Intonation Therapy (MIT) is one of the most well-known therapies for the
rehabilitation of speech in patients with non-fluent aphasia and which is thought to promote …