Abstract
Treatment for anomia in aphasia has been found to be effective; however, the linguistic and cortical mechanisms underlying treatment and recovery in aphasia are poorly understood. This study investigated the effectiveness of a phonological feature analysis treatment for anomia, using a multiple-baseline across behaviours design, as well as associated neural processing changes related to recovery after treatment. Six participants with aphasia were included. A subset of these patients received fMRI scans before and after treatment, as did patient control participants. Four of the patients improved substantially after treatment. Preliminary analysis of scan data suggest a shift from greater right to left hemisphere activation in one participant who improved after treatment, with no notable changes between scans 1 and 2 for the untreated control.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 201 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Journal | Brain and Cognition |
Volume | 63 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Rotman Research Institute Conference (16th : 2006) - Toronto Duration: 5 Mar 2006 → 7 Mar 2006 |