Neuroplasticity of language networks in aphasia: Advances, updates, and future challenges

S Kiran, CK Thompson - Frontiers in neurology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Researchers have sought to understand how language is processed in the brain, how brain
damage affects language abilities, and what can be expected during the recovery period …

Evidence-based systematic review: Effects of intensity of treatment and constraint-induced language therapy for individuals with stroke-induced aphasia

LR Cherney, JP Patterson, A Raymer, T Frymark… - 2008 - ASHA
Purpose This systematic review summarizes evidence for intensity of treatment and
constraint-induced language therapy (CILT) on measures of language impairment and …

Using transcranial direct-current stimulation to treat stroke patients with aphasia

JM Baker, C Rorden, J Fridriksson - Stroke, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Recent research suggests that increased left hemisphere
cortical activity, primarily of the left frontal cortex, is associated with improved naming …

Left hemisphere plasticity and aphasia recovery

J Fridriksson, JD Richardson, P Fillmore, B Cai - Neuroimage, 2012 - Elsevier
A recent study by our group revealed a strong relationship between functional brain
changes in the left hemisphere and anomia treatment outcome in chronic stroke patients (N …

Neuroscience insights improve neurorehabilitation of poststroke aphasia

ML Berthier, F Pulvermüller - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2011 - nature.com
The treatment of aphasias—acquired language disorders—caused by stroke and other
neurological conditions has benefitted from insights from neuroscience and …

Choosing words: Left hemisphere, right hemisphere, or both? Perspective on the lateralization of word retrieval

SK Ries, NF Dronkers, RT Knight - … of the New York Academy of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Language is considered to be one of the most lateralized human brain functions. Left
hemisphere dominance for language has been consistently confirmed in clinical and …

Preservation and modulation of specific left hemisphere regions is vital for treated recovery from anomia in stroke

J Fridriksson - Journal of Neuroscience, 2010 - Soc Neuroscience
The location and extent of brain changes that support recovery in chronic stroke is probably
related to the structural integrity of the remaining cortex. However, little is known about the …

A meta-analysis of word-finding treatments for aphasia

B Wisenburn, K Mahoney - Aphasiology, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The research literature on treatment methods for word-finding deficits in
aphasia is extensive. A meta-analysis of studies for word-finding therapy was conducted in …

What is the nature of poststroke language recovery and reorganization?

S Kiran - international scholarly research notices, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This review focuses on three main topics related to the nature of poststroke language
recovery and reorganization. The first topic pertains to the nature of anatomical and …

Therapy-induced brain reorganization patterns in aphasia

S Abel, C Weiller, W Huber, K Willmes, K Specht - Brain, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Both hemispheres are engaged in recovery from word production deficits in aphasia. Lexical
therapy has been shown to induce brain reorganization even in patients with chronic …