Communication requires interdependent functioning of large portions of the brain, and
damage to any of these systems can disrupt effective and appropriate communication …

Communication requires interdependent functioning of large portions of the brain, and
damage to any of these systems can disrupt effective and appropriate communication …

Purpose: This article introduces two types of prosody in human communication; describes
right hemisphere contributions to prosody; describes prosodic deficits associated with right …

Aprosodia, the inability to either produce or comprehend the affective components of speech
or gesture, is a common occurrence after brain injury. The prosodic components of speech …

Abstract Language is traditionally considered to be a dominant function of the left
hemisphere because of its role in modulating the propositional or literal aspects of language …

Purpose: Hemispheric specialization for the comprehension and expression of linguistic and
emotional prosody is typically attributed to the right hemisphere. This study used techniques …

Among the sequelae of certain types of brain damage are impairments in the production and
perception of speech prosody. Prosody serves numerous functions in language, including …

Background Acquired brain injury (ABI), especially to the right hemisphere, can result in
difficulty using or understanding prosodic contours in speech. Prosody is used to convey …

Prosody in speech arises from fundamental frequency (f0), temporal measures, amplitude,
and voice quality. These parameters in various combinations signal linguistic, emotional …

Based on the seminal publications of Paul Broca and Carl Wernicke who established that
aphasic syndromes (disorders of the verbal–linguistic aspects of communication) were …