Purpose: Emotional stimuli have been shown to influence language processing (both
language comprehension and production) in people with aphasia (PWA); however, this …

Individuals with aphasia face significant challenges in their lives. These challenges stem
from the difficulties caused by impaired language function. Impairment in the ability to …

We propose that human self-domestication favored the emergence of a less aggressive
phenotype in our species, more precisely phenotype prone to replace (reactive) physical …

Background: Persons with aphasia often report feeling anxious when using language while
communicating. While many patients, caregivers, clinicians, and researchers would agree …

Social changes, technological re-equipment, intensive formation of urban infrastructure have
led to a constant increase in stress factors and an excessive growth of the nervous and …

Purpose Chronic stress is likely a common experience among people with the language
impairment of aphasia. Importantly, chronic stress reportedly alters the neural networks …

Objective: Unilateral nostril breathing (UNB) is a yogic pranayama technique that has been
shown to improve verbal and spatial cognition in neurologically intact individuals. Early …

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to investigate how emotional arousal and valence
affect confrontational naming accuracy and response time (RT) in people with mild-to …

Purpose Living with the communication impairment of aphasia can be stressful. Chronic
stress, depression, and anxiety are intimately linked, may be more pervasive in people with …

This is a proof-of-concept case study designed to evaluate the presence of “Linguistic
Anxiety” in a person with mild aphasia. The participant (aged 68) was tested on linguistic …