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Peer reviewedThompson, Cynthia K.; And Others – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1997
Production of complex sentences was studied in two men with agrammatic aphasia. The influence of training question production (wh)-movement structures on untrained wh-movement structures and on noun phrases (NP)-movement structures was investigated. Results indicate that movement to an argument position, as in NP-movement, is distinct from a…
Descriptors: Adults, Aphasia, Communication Disorders, Generalization
Peer reviewedThompson, Cynthia K. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2000
This article presents data showing that two of the four forms of neuroplasticity, homologous area adaptation and map extension, are relevant to recovery from aphasia. It discusses factors related to neuroplastic activity during language recovery, including neurophysiological, subject, and environmental treatment variables. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Aphasia, Brain Hemisphere Functions
