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A study led by a speech neuroscientist at The University of Texas at Dallas sheds light on how damage from stroke disrupts the brain mechanisms required for fluent speech. The research, published in ...

Reports of successful treatments for language impairments in persons with aphasia subsequent to stroke are growing. Unfortunately, treatment effects often fade soon after the treatment ends. This ...

Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is caused by damage and loss to brain cells in the front and sides of the brain, called the frontal and temporal lobes. However, the causes for this loss in PPA are ...

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Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...