Software Programs Improve Auditory Processing And Language Problems In Children
For children who struggle to learn language, the choice between various interventions may matter less than the intensity and format of the intervention, a new study sponsored by the National Institute...
View ArticleLearning Disabilities Tied to Language Problems Later in Life
A new study has found that learning disabilities are associated with language problems later in life. The study found that individuals with a neurodegenerative condition affecting language appear more...
View ArticleADHD Drug may Help Individuals With Aphasia Regain Language Abilities
A medication commonly prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can also treat aphasia - a condition where a person loses his ability to recall and produce common words. Aphasia...
View ArticleSerene Branson Likely to Have Aphasia and Not Stroke
Yesterday distressing images of Serene Branson of KCBS-TV were seen on TV while she was set to report live on Grammy Awards. It was reported that while on camera she might have suffered a transient...
View ArticleLack of Vitamin D During Pregnancy Tied to Speech Problems in Kids
Researchers have found a link between vitamin D deficiency and speech problems in children. Women who suffer from Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy are twice at risk of giving birth to children...
View ArticleStudy Shows Older Aphasia Patients can Improve Their Language Function Over...
A new study conducted by Dr Ana Ines Ansaldo from University Geriatrics Institute of Montreal and published in the journal Brain and Language reveals that even older patients suffering from aphasia...
View ArticleGroundbreaking Research on Aphasia and the Neurolinguistic Systems
An estimated one million Americans suffer from aphasia, affecting their ability to understand and/or produce spoken and/or written language. Cynthia Thompson, a world-renowned researcher on stroke and...
View ArticlePost-Stroke Aphasia Recovery Hindered by Shift of Language Function to Right...
A compensatory reorganization of language function to right hemispheric brain regions bodes poorly for language recovery among stroke patients, researchers have found. Patients who recovered from...
View ArticleNew 'EVA Park' Technology may Help Improve Language Disorder After Stroke
Aphasia is a language disorder affecting about one-third of stroke survivors and can virtually eliminate speech. People suffering from aphasia can improve their communication with the use of a virtual...
View ArticleAntidepressants During Pregnancy Associated with Increased Risk of Language...
Children exposed to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy were at increased risk of speech and language disorders, says a new study. The use of SSRIs during pregnancy is...
View ArticleSpeech Therapy can Improve Aphasia Recovery
Aphasia is a communication disorder that results from damage to the parts of the brain that contain language (typically in the left half of the brain). Individuals who experience damage to the right...
View ArticleNew Insights into Primary Progressive Aphasia
People with a neurodegenerative disease can call upon intact areas of the brain for help. People who have had strokes or traumatic brain injuries sometimes use additional regions of the brain to...
View ArticleSoftware Programs Improve Auditory Processing And Language Problems In Children
For children who struggle to learn language, the choice between various interventions may matter less than the intensity and format of the intervention, a new study sponsored by the National Institute...
View ArticleLearning Disabilities Tied to Language Problems Later in Life
A new study has found that learning disabilities are associated with language problems later in life. The study found that individuals with a neurodegenerative condition affecting language appear more...
View ArticleADHD Drug may Help Individuals With Aphasia Regain Language Abilities
A medication commonly prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can also treat aphasia - a condition where a person loses his ability to recall and produce common words. Aphasia...
View ArticleSerene Branson Likely to Have Aphasia and Not Stroke
Yesterday distressing images of Serene Branson of KCBS-TV were seen on TV while she was set to report live on Grammy Awards. It was reported that while on camera she might have suffered a transient...
View ArticleAI Detects Language Problems Related to Liver Failure: Study
Natural language processing (NLP) can diagnose the early and subtle signs of language-associated cognitive impairments in patients with liver failure. And, cognitive functioning is likely to be...
View ArticleFindings That Would Help Treat Speech Problems
A new study showed that ba region called the "dorsal precentral gyrus" the part of the brain that crosses the folded surface and it plays a very important role in controlling how people use the sounds...
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