Review of Aphasia Research and Treatment Fidelity
Aphasia investigators from Australia have published a systematic review of peer-reviewed articles since 2012 that report on randomized controlled trials (RCT) investigating aphasia therapy efficacy.
Australian Aphasia Study: Factors That Slow Rehabilitation
Aphasiologists from Australia have published a collaborative study with colleagues from 5 other nations (New Zealand, Canada, USA, UK, and Ireland) to assess the current state of affairs regarding: (a) increasing the intensity of aphasia rehabilitation services; (b) increasing also its comprehensiveness; and (c) initiating Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programs (ICAP)
Joint Vanderbilt and Boston University Study: Aphasia, Music, and Lyrics
Researchers from the Vanderbilt Brain Institute (TN) and Boston University (MA) have studied song completion in persons with aphasia (PWA).
Exploring Long-Term Improvement in People with Chronic Aphasia
Researchers from the University of South Carolina conducted analyses of data on persons with chronic aphasia (PWA.chr), individuals for whom the period of spontaneous recovery following stroke had elapsed.
Aphasia Study: Aphasia’s Impact on Use of Internet and Digital Devices
Lingraphica Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes the results of a survey from aphasia researchers from Queen Margaret University and Newcastle University that assessed aphasia’s impact on uses of the internet and associated digital devices.
Aphasia Study from the University of Queensland
Lingraphica Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes findings of Australian researchers from the University of Queensland’s School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences and allied Centers report outcome benefits to persons with aphasia (PWA) in the chronic stage who participated in combined group aphasia intervention and networking activities that were delivered remotely via TeleGAIN,…
Aphasia Study: Noun and Verb Retrieval of Persons with Aphasia
Lingraphica Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes findings of Dutch researchers regarding the retrieval of nouns and verbs in persons with aphasia (PWA) based on four factors: word class, age of acquisition, imageability, and word frequency.
Aphasia Study: Change Patterns in Constraint-induced Aphasia Therapy
Lingraphica Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes the findings of a team of investigators from Ohio, Texas, and Alabama regarding discourse-based changes within the utterances produced by persons with aphasia who are engaging in constraint-induced aphasia therapy (CIAT).
Aphasia Study: Practice vs. Success Patterns
Researchers from Texas A&M University-Kingsville, the Medical Center at Vanderbilt University, and Lingraphica recently published a study on practice vs. success patterns in persons with aphasia & co-occurring apraxia of speech (PwA-AOS)
Aphasia Study from Boston University
Investigators from the Aphasia Research Laboratory at Boston University have published a focused review of technology for communication rehabilitation after acquired brain injury.