The role of left and right hemisphere brain regions in language recovery after stroke-induced
aphasia remains controversial. Here, we summarize how neuroimaging studies increase the …

Background Aphasia is an important stroke sequel that impacts negatively on the HQoL of
stroke patients. Although a number of stroke patients with aphasia will have good functional …

Neurobiology of Language explores the study of language, a field that has seen tremendous
progress in the last two decades. Key to this progress is the accelerating trend toward …

Stroke victims tend to prioritize speaking, writing, and walking as the three most important
rehabilitation goals. Of note is that two of these goals involve communication. This …

Motor and cognitive functions are organized in large-scale networks in the human brain that
interact to enable flexible adaptation of information exchange to ever-changing …

Purpose: Several adult studies have documented the importance of the peri-stroke areas to
aphasia recovery. But, studies examining the differences in patterns of cortical participation …

Given the profound impact of language impairment after stroke (aphasia), neuroplasticity
research is garnering considerable attention as means for eventually improving aphasia …

Background. Recent neuroimaging studies on poststroke aphasia revealed maladaptive
cortical changes in both hemispheres, yet their functional contribution in language recovery …

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been proposed as a therapeutic tool
to alleviate symptoms for neurological and psychiatric diseases such as chronic pain, stroke …

Many restorative therapies that promote brain repair are under development. Stroke is very
heterogeneous, highlighting the need to identify target populations and to understand …