Aphasia And Brain Organization

Author : Ivar Reinvang
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781475792140

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Aphasia and Brain Organization by Ivar Reinvang Pdf

This book presents the work on aphasia coming out of the Institute for Aphasia and Stroke in Norway during its 10 years of existence. Rather than reviewing previously presented work, it was my desire to give a unified analysis and discussion of our accumulated data. The empirical basis for the analysis is a fairly large group (249 patients) investigated with a standard, comprehensive set of procedures. Tests of language functions must be developed anew for each language, but comparison of my findings with other recent compre hensive studies of aphasia is faciliated by close parallels in test meth ods (Chapter 2). The classification system used is currently the most accepted neurological system, but I have operationalized it for research purposes (Chapter 3). The analyses presented are based on the view that aphasia is an aspect of a multidimensional disturbance of brain function. Find ings of associated disturbances and variations in the aphasic condition over time have been dismissed by some as irrelevant to the study of aphasia as a language deficit. My view is that this rich and complex set of findings gives important clues to the organization of brain functions in humans. I present analyses of the relationship of aphasia to neuropsychological disorders in conceptual organization, memory, visuospatial abilities and apraxia (Chapters 4, 5, and 6), and I study the variations with time of the aphasic condition (Chapter 8).

Author : Alfredo Ardila,Feggy Ostrosky-Solis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781461307990

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Brain Organization of Language and Cognitive Processes by Alfredo Ardila,Feggy Ostrosky-Solis Pdf

Neuropsychology has presented a particularly formidable array of devel opments during recent years. The number of methods, theoretical ap proaches, and publications has been steadily increasing, permitting a step-by-step approach to a deeper understanding of the tremendously complex relationships existing between brain and behavior. This volume was planned as a collection of papers that, in one way or another, present new research and clinical perspectives or interpretations about brain-behavior relationships. Some chapters present new research in specific topics, others summarize the evidence for a particular the oretical position, and others simply review the area and suggest new perspectives of research. Consistent with the spirit in which the book was planned, the authors present and propose new avenues for developing neuropsychology and understanding the organization of cognitive activity. Part I is devoted to basic theoretical and technical approaches in studying brain organization of cognitive processes. Hanlon and Brown ("Microgenesis: Historical Review and Current Studies") present an over view of some clinical and experimental work from the standpoint of mi crogenetic theory. Microgenesis is considered to be the structural devel opment of a cognition through qualitatively different stages. The authors discuss the growing dissatisfaction with both the old center and pathway theories and the newer modular or componental accounts. They also ex plore how micro genesis can be extended to the interpretation of symp toms of brain damage in developing a structural model of hierarchic levels through which the process of cognitive function unfolds.

Author : S. J. Segalowitz
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781483295367

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Language Functions and Brain Organization by S. J. Segalowitz Pdf

Language Functions and Brain Organization

Author : Loraine K. Obler,Kris Gjerlow
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521466415

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Language and the Brain by Loraine K. Obler,Kris Gjerlow Pdf

An introduction to neurolinguistics showing how language is organized in the brain.

Author : Tatyana Glezerman,Victoria Balkoski
Publisher : Springer
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2006-04-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780306471650

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Language, Thought, and the Brain by Tatyana Glezerman,Victoria Balkoski Pdf

Drawing on a wide variety of modern and classical sources and multiple disciplines, this book presents hypothesizes about the relationship between human language and thought to brain specialization. The authors focus on aphasia-language disorder resulting from local brain damage and show that the clinical aspect represents not only loss of function of the damaged area, but also results from the interaction between damaged and intact areas of the brain.

Author : Alexander R. Luria
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110816297

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Traumatic Aphasia by Alexander R. Luria Pdf

Author : Haiganoosh Whitaker,Harry A Whitaker
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781483265414

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Studies in Neurolinguistics by Haiganoosh Whitaker,Harry A Whitaker Pdf

Studies in Neurolinguistics, Volume 3 presents detailed case histories, multi-subject experimental studies, literature reviews, and research papers that employ a variety of experimental and observational techniques. This volume contains seven chapters that focus on a wide range of research in the field of neurolinguistics. Chapter 1 discusses the various approaches to the problem of auditory comprehension in aphasia. A survey of the world's literature on bilingualism and aphasia is provided in chapter 2. The third chapter examines the different models and explanations for conduction aphasia. Chapter 4 provides a synthesis of the anatomic, physiologic, and behavioral research on the role of the limbic system in human communication. Chapter 5 presents a model of individual differences in hemispheric functioning, in which a number of theories about the left and right hemispheres are analyzed and compared. Chapter 6 shows how different levels of language are revealed. The last chapter addresses "The Question of Electrophysiological Asymmetries Preceding Speech" in a study of the readiness potentials over the motor and premotor regions in eight subjects. Linguists, psychologists, and neurologists will find the book highly informative.

Author : Charles Goodwin
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780195129533

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Conversation and Brain Damage by Charles Goodwin Pdf

How do people with brain damage communicate? This collection of articles examines the ways in which aphasia and other neurological deficits lead to language impairments that shape the production, reception and processing of language.

Author : Dalia Cahana-Amitay,Martin L. Albert
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780199811939

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Redefining Recovery from Aphasia by Dalia Cahana-Amitay,Martin L. Albert Pdf

This book concerns the neural organization of language in the healthy brain and in persons with aphasia. The novel concept of neural multifunctionality explains how language is created in the healthy brain, resolves contradictions between classical aphasiology and contemporary understandings of brain-language relations, and serves as the neurobiological basis for development of new approaches to aphasia therapy.

Author : Leonard L. LaPointe,Julie A. G. Stierwalt
Publisher : Thieme
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781626234505

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Aphasia and Related Neurogenic Language Disorders by Leonard L. LaPointe,Julie A. G. Stierwalt Pdf

Aphasia and Related Neurogenic Language Disorders Rapid advances in neural imaging, particularly in regard to neural plasticity and brain changes, have resulted in an evolving neurorehabilitation paradigm for aphasia and related language disorders. Aphasia and Related Neurogenic Language Disorders has been adopted worldwide as a text for aphasia courses. This new 5th edition by Leonard LaPointe and Julie Stierwalt encompasses state-of-the-art concepts and approaches from an impressive cadre of experts who work in research labs, classrooms, clinics, and hospitals-including the world-renowned Mayo Clinic. As in previous editions, this book embraces a humanistic approach to treatment, addressing multicultural and multilinguistic considerations and social model interventions. The text encompasses a full continuum of cognitive-language disorder management-from everyday practicalities, assessment, and treatment to disorder-specific cases with evidence-based data. Additions to the 5th edition include chapters on pragmatics and discourse, telepractice, digital and electronic advances, funding and reimbursement, and comprehension, syntax, and linguistic based disorders. Key Features: A new chapter on neuroanatomical basics features exquisite illustrations An in-depth look at neurogenic communication disorders from Mayo Clinic provides firsthand insights on treating patients in an acute care hospital setting Discussion and test questions, case studies, and clinical pearls offer invaluable didactic guidance A chapter on expanded traumatic brain injury covers blast injuries and multisystem injuries This is the most comprehensive yet concise resource on aphasia and related disorders available today. New legions of speech language pathology students, residents, course directors, and practitioners will discover a remarkable guide on the treatment of communication disorders.

Author : Isabel Pavão Martins,A. Castro-Caldas,Hugo R. van Dongen,Anne van Hout
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789401135825

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Acquired Aphasia in Children by Isabel Pavão Martins,A. Castro-Caldas,Hugo R. van Dongen,Anne van Hout Pdf

One of the most fascinating problems in Behavioural Neurology is the question of the cerebral organization for language during childhood. Acquired aphasia in children, albeit rare, is a unique circumstance in which to study the relations between language and the brain during cerebral maturation. Its study further contributes to our understanding of the recovery processes and brain plasticity during childhood. But while there is a great amount of information and experimental work on brain-behaviour relationships in adult subjects, the literature about the effects of focal brain lesions in children is both exiguous and scattered throughout scientific journals and books. We felt it was time to organize a meeting where scientists in this field could compare their experiences and discuss ideas coming from different areas of research. A workshop on Acquired Aphasia in Children was held in Sintra, Portugal, on September 13-15, 1990, and attended by 44 participants from 13 differents countries. The atmosphere was relaxed and informal and the group was kept small to achieve this effect. It was a very lively and pleasant meeting. Some consensus was indeed arrived at concerning methodological problems, definition of terms, and guidelines for future research. The main contributions are collected in this book which, we hope, will serve the scientific community as a reference work on Childhood Aphasia. I,P.M., AC.C.

Author : Jason W. Brown
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781134741588

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The Life of the Mind by Jason W. Brown Pdf

This detailed look at the development of microgenetic theory provides a comprehensive and coherent model of cognitive processing in the brain, based on patterns of breakdown in pathology. In so doing, it illustrates the clinical record that supports and documents microgenetic theory, and presents a basis for future work in the study of the brain. Coverage includes topics in language and dominance, the function of the right hemisphere, action, perception, memory, and the concept of time.

Author : Howard Poizner,Edward S. Klima,Ursula Bellugi
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Biolinguistics
ISBN : 0262660660

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What the Hands Reveal about the Brain by Howard Poizner,Edward S. Klima,Ursula Bellugi Pdf

What the Hands Reveal About the Brain provides dramatic evidence that language is not limited to hearing and speech, that there are primary linguistic systems passed down from one generation of deaf people to the next, which have been forged into antonomous languages and are not derived front spoken languages.

Author : Papathanasiou,Patrick Coppens
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 589 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781284077315

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Aphasia and Related Neurogenic Communication Disorders by Papathanasiou,Patrick Coppens Pdf

Aphasia and Related Neurogenic Communication Disorders, Second Edition reviews the definition, terminology, classification, symptoms, and neurology of aphasia, including the theories of plasticity and recovery. Best practices of aphasia assessment and intervention are presented including neuropsychological models and formal and informal testing procedures to maximize correct clinical rehabilitative decisions. Theoretical bases for rehabilitation, guidelines for organization and delivery of evidence-based therapy, as well as augmentative and alternative communication therapy, and computer-based treatments are also presented.

Author : Sakina S. Drummond
Publisher : Charles C Thomas Publisher
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Aphasia
ISBN : UVA:X030104824

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Neurogenic Communication Disorders by Sakina S. Drummond Pdf

This text is the result of the author's research devoted to the understanding of the relationship between brain functions and communication, as well as years of teaching-learning and clinical experiences. It begins with a review of core concepts relating to the structures and interrelated functions of the brain. This information serves as the precursor to understanding the possible causes and nature of neurogenic communication disorders and related clinical issues. It also includes options for assessing the prevailing communication disorder and highlights the association between the etiologies and underlying neuropathology to overt communication symptoms; the rationale for their presentation is to foster essential critical thinking skills to derive at differential diagnosis and formulate a prognosis for recovery of the identified symptoms. The text selectively focuses on the description of language and cognitive-communication disorders secondary to brain lesions. It aims to guide students and professionals who diagnose, explain, and implement rehabilitation strategies for individuals with acquired neurogenic communication disorders. This objective is reflected in its elaboration of disrupted decoding and encoding of linguistic units such as symbols (words) representing semantics and morphology (meaningful units), and the rules (syntax and pragmatics) for using them during communication. The interconnectivity between language and cognition is stressed through establishing the influence of perceptual and cognitive functions on language/communication modalities of comprehension and production. Contributions from the fields of neuro- and psycholinguistics have been incorporated to help characterize and distinguish disorders such as aphasia, dementia, as well as traumatic brain injury and nondominant (right) hemisphere lesions. The text ends with the offering of diverse management and treatment options that strive to either restore or st