The relationship between right hemisphere damage and gesture in spontaneous discourse
Background: The assessment and rehabilitation of acquired neurogenic communication
disorders rarely involves a systematic analysis of gesture use. The right cerebral …
disorders rarely involves a systematic analysis of gesture use. The right cerebral …
The relationship between co-speech gesture production and macrolinguistic discourse abilities in people with focal brain injury
Brain damage is associated with linguistic deficits and might alter co-speech gesture
production. Gesture production after focal brain injury has been mainly investigated with …
production. Gesture production after focal brain injury has been mainly investigated with …
[HTML][HTML] The role of gesture in communication and cognition: Implications for understanding and treating neurogenic communication disorders
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 …
contributes meaningful and unique information to a spoken message and reflects the …
Gesture production patterns in aphasic discourse: In-depth description and preliminary predictions
Background: Gesture frequently accompanies speech in healthy speakers. For many
individuals with aphasia, gestures are a target of speech-language pathology intervention …
individuals with aphasia, gestures are a target of speech-language pathology intervention …
Right brain damage and the verbal expression of emotion: A preliminary investigation
S Sherratt - Aphasiology, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Emotional expression or evaluation is intrinsically involved in all
communication. In discourse, it has the function of expressing the speaker's opinions …
communication. In discourse, it has the function of expressing the speaker's opinions …
Topic use following right hemisphere brain damage during three semi-structured conversational discourse samples
M Brady, C Mackenzie, L Armstrong - Aphasiology, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Right hemisphere brain damage (RHBD) has been linked to a diverse range of
discourse-level communicative deficits generally based on subjective impressions …
discourse-level communicative deficits generally based on subjective impressions …
Further evidence on topic use following right hemisphere brain damage: Procedural and descriptive discourse
M Brady, L Armstrong, C Mackenzie - Aphasiology, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Background: In a previous report of topic use in semi-structured conversations (Brady,
Mackenzie, & Armstrong, 2003), we did not find the often-described gross topic deficit in …
Mackenzie, & Armstrong, 2003), we did not find the often-described gross topic deficit in …
Gesture and aphasia: Helping hands?
VL Scharp, CA Tompkins, JM Iverson - Aphasiology, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The study of communicative gestures is one of considerable interest for
aphasia, in relation to theory, diagnosis, and treatment. Significant limitations currently …
aphasia, in relation to theory, diagnosis, and treatment. Significant limitations currently …
Characteristics of narrative discourse processing after damage to the right hemisphere
A Marini - Seminars in speech and language, 2012 - thieme-connect.com
The narrative skills of nonaphasic individuals with right hemisphere damage (RHD) were
compared with those of a group of healthy participants. All participants scored within the …
compared with those of a group of healthy participants. All participants scored within the …
Co-verbal gestures among speakers with aphasia: Influence of aphasia severity, linguistic and semantic skills, and hemiplegia on gesture employment in oral …
The use of co-verbal gestures is common in human communication and has been reported
to assist word retrieval and to facilitate verbal interactions. This study systematically …
to assist word retrieval and to facilitate verbal interactions. This study systematically …