Background: In order to comprehend fully a speaker's intention in everyday communication,
information is integrated from multiple sources, including gesture and speech. There are no …

Aphasia intervention has made increasing use of technology in recent years. The evidence
base, which is largely limited to the investigation of spoken language outcomes, indicates …

Background: Conveying instructions is an everyday use of language, and gestures are likely
to be a key feature of this. Although co-speech iconic gestures are tightly integrated with …

Background: Previous research has found that people with aphasia produce more
spontaneous iconic gesture than control participants, especially during word-finding …

Patients suffering from severe aphasia have to rely on non-verbal means of communication
to convey a message. However, to date it is not clear which patients are able to do so …

Purpose In this study, the authors investigated whether gesture, naming, and strategic
treatment improved the communication skills of 14 people with severe aphasia. Method All …

Background Human communication occurs through both verbal and visual/motoric
modalities. Simultaneous conversational speech and gesture occurs across all cultures and …

Background: Speech and language therapists rarely analyse iconic gesture when assessing
a client with aphasia, despite a growing body of research suggesting that language and …

When people talk, they gesture. Gesture is a fundamental component of language that
contributes meaningful and unique information to a spoken message and reflects the …

Background: Speech-language pathologists considering the use of gesture as a therapeutic
modality for clients with aphasia must first evaluate the integrity of their cleints' gesture …