This review focuses on a novel rehabilitation approach known as action observation
treatment (AOT). It is now a well-accepted notion in neurophysiology that the observation of …

This article discusses recent evidence supporting the use of action observation therapy and
motor imagery practice for rehabilitation of Parkinson's disease. A main question that …

Purpose Recent evidence supports the benefit of intensive aphasia intervention programs
for people with chronic aphasia, yet it is unclear if all participants can expect positive …

Following stroke, patients are commonly left with debilitating motor and speech impairments.
This article reviews the state of the art in neurological repair for stroke and proposes a new …

Aphasia is a highly disabling acquired language disorder generally caused by a left‐
lateralized brain damage. Even if traditional therapies have been shown to induce an …

Embodied theories of cognition consider many aspects of language and other cognitive
domains as the result of sensory and motor processes. In this view, the appraisal and the …

Aphasia is one of the most socially disabling post-stroke deficits. Although traditional
therapies have been shown to induce adequate clinical improvement, aphasic symptoms …

Aphasia is an acquired language disorder resulting from damage to portions of the brain
which are responsible for language comprehension and formulation. This disorder can …

The role of the sensorimotor system in second language (L2) semantic processing as well
as its clinical implications for bilingual patients has hitherto been neglected. We offer an …

Stroke in the language dominant hemisphere is the most frequent cause of aphasia. In the
course of post-stroke aphasia different mechanisms can contribute to the recovery of …