Neuroscience
New research reveals tradeoff between complex words and complex grammar in sentences
How does one brain network compensate for another when parts of the brain are damaged by illness or injury?
Jun 20, 2022
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News tagged with primary progressive aphasia
Neuroscience
Five diseases attack language areas in brain
There are five different diseases that attack the language areas in the left hemisphere of the brain that slowly cause progressive impairments of language known as primary progressive aphasia (PPA), reports a new Northwestern ...
Apr 19, 2022
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Neuroscience
Speech-disrupting brain disease reflects patients' native tongue
English and Italian speakers with dementia-related language impairment experience distinct kinds of speech and reading difficulties based on features of their native languages, according to new research by scientists at the ...
Jan 10, 2020
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Neuroscience
Map of broken brain networks shows why people lose speech in language-based dementia
For the first time, Northwestern Medicine scientists have pinpointed the location of dysfunctional brain networks that lead to impaired sentence production and word finding in primary progressive aphasia (PPA), a form of ...
Sep 2, 2019
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Neuroscience
Detecting dementia's damaging effects before it's too late
Scientists might have found an early detection method for some forms of dementia, according to new research by the University of Arizona and the University of Toronto's Baycrest Health Sciences Centre.
May 13, 2019
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Neuroscience
Loss for words can be a rare brain disorder, not Alzheimer's
A mysterious brain disorder can be confused with early Alzheimer's disease although it isn't robbing patients of their memories but of the words to talk about them.
Feb 14, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Is it normal to forget words while speaking?
We've all experienced that moment mid-sentence when we just can't find the word we want to use, even though we're certain we know it.
Sep 26, 2023
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Neuroscience
What is frontotemporal degeneration?
Frontotemporal degeneration (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 20, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Research team affirms useful blood biomarker for group of brain disorders in new study
A test of protein in the blood is receiving further support as a biomarker for patients diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a group of brain disorders with few treatment options. These disorders are characterized ...
Apr 19, 2022
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Neuroscience
'I know that you know'—5 ways to help people with aphasia to communicate
Aphasia was in the news last week when the family of actor Bruce Willis announced he was stepping back from his career due to communication difficulties. Also last week, performer Lady Gaga was praised for her supportive ...
Apr 8, 2022
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