Neurologist explains aphasia
Aphasia is a condition that can affect a person's ability to communicate.
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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms: News and Research on Speech Disorders
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What is frontotemporal dementia?
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a group of neurologic disorders associated with changes in personality, behavior, language or movement. Some FTD forms are inherited, and some are not. Typically, people develop FTD symptoms ...
Feb 26, 2024
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Digital therapy app significantly improves speech in stroke patients
A UCL-developed app that provides speech therapy for people with the language disorder aphasia has been found to significantly improve their ability to talk.
Feb 21, 2024
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How our brains' beta waves predict stuttering
Beta waves are brainwaves associated with thought, actions, and reactions; for example, beta waves affect how you would react to a cyclist speeding toward you as you cross the street. New research finds that they can also ...
Feb 16, 2024
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How emotions affect word retrieval in people with aphasia
People with aphasia have more trouble coming up with words they want to use when they're prompted by images and words that carry negative emotional meaning, new research suggests.
Feb 8, 2024
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Acupuncture tied to improvements in poststroke motor aphasia
Acupuncture may improve language function in patients with poststroke motor aphasia, according to a study published online Jan. 22 in JAMA Network Open.
Jan 29, 2024
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What is selective mutism? And is it a lifelong condition?
Belle is six years old. Like many children, she is a playful and often boisterous child at home with her family. Unlike many children, she has an anxiety disorder which renders her speechless and often physically frozen in ...
Jan 5, 2024
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Study shows how Instagram could help promote awareness of stuttering
A study into Instagram posts about stuttering has revealed a significant gap of credible and reliable information about the speech disorder on the social media platform.
Dec 13, 2023
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Coverage of Bruce Willis' frontotemporal degeneration shows media misconstrues the disease
A new paper in Innovation in Aging shows that a great deal of media coverage of the actor Bruce Willis' condition, frontotemporal degeneration, was inaccurate, revealing the public's limited knowledge of the disease.
Dec 1, 2023
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Meta AI develops a non-invasive method to decode speech from brain activity
Recent technological advancements have opened invaluable opportunities for assisting people who are experiencing impairments or disabilities. For instance, they have enabled the creation of tools to support physical rehabilitation, ...
