Treatment-Induced Neuroplasticity Following Intensive Speech Therapy and a Home Practice Program in Fifteen Cases of Chronic Aphasia

Introduction Evidence suggests that intensive aphasia therapy can take advantage of the brain’s potential to ‘overcome learned non-use’ (Pulvermuller & Berthier, 2008). Many patients have shown significant language improvements, but few studies have examined the neuroplastic changes accompanying...

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Main Authors: Jacquie Kurland, Thomas Zeffiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.fpsyg.2015.65.00024/full