Production of co-speech gestures is a universal aspect of human communication but is still
poorly understood in populations with neurogenic communication disorders. In this chapter …

Background According to the lexical retrieval hypothesis (LRH), the primary function of
gestures is to facilitate word retrieval. Thus, individuals with aphasia (IWA) might benefit from …

According to the hypothesis that gesture and speech base on a common communicative
intention but are two independent production processes, the two communication channels …

We compared gesturing by aphasic speakers to that of healthy controls, to see if gesture
degrades with speech, or can be compensatory. We found that gestures by aphasics were …

Purpose Effects of clicks and tonebursts on early and late auditory middle latency response
(AMLR) components were evaluated in young and older cigarette smokers and nonsmokers …

Disorganized language production is one of the hallmark symptoms of schizophrenia.
Current explanations of language in schizophrenia emphasize hyperactive semantic …

Les déficits progressifs et inexorables des capacités de communication verbale chez les
patients Alzheimer bouleversent leurs interactions avec autrui et entravent leur qualité de …

Aphasia is a language disorder resulting from damage to the brain. Half of aphasia cases in
the United States may be caused by cerebrovascular disease (CVA)(Helm-Estabrooks & …

The problem addressed by this study was that pantomime gestures and naming techniques
needed to be implemented in early childhood practices for children with assimilated aphasia …

This thesis constitutes a programme of research to adapt and test three review
methodologies. The methodologies include: a Scoping Review, a Meta Study and a …