Nervous System Diseases: News and Research on Aphasia

MeSH tree: C10.597.606.150.500.800.100

How stroke influences speech comprehension

Following a stroke, some people experience a language disorder that hinders their ability to process speech sounds. How do their brains change from stroke?

Listening to a story could help diagnose language disorders

A University of Houston researcher found that recording brain activity while a person listens to a story may help diagnose primary progressive aphasia, a rare neurodegenerative syndrome that impairs language skills.

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