Background: Gestures can provide an excellent natural alternative to verbal communication
in people with aphasia (PWA). However, despite numerous studies focusing on gesture …

Background Humans often use co‐speech gestures to promote effective communication.
Attention has been paid to the cortical areas engaged in the processing of co‐speech …

Purpose Aphasia research demonstrates increasing interest in the treatment of verb retrieval
deficits. This systematically conducted scoping review reports on the level and fidelity of the …

Purpose Multimodal therapy is a frequent term in aphasia literature, but it has no agreed
upon definition. Phrases such as “multimodal therapy” and “multimodal treatment” are …

Background The prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) diminishes the quality of
life and increases the care burden in patients with dementia. Despite the clinical importance …

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 …

Purpose: In persons living with aphasia, we will explore the relationship between iconic
gesture production during spontaneous speech and discourse task, spoken language, and …

Purpose: This study tested the effectiveness of a modified semantic feature analysis (SFA)
treatment protocol that incorporated metacognitive strategy training (MST). Regarding its …

A relationship between motor control and speech lateralization has long been postulated by
researchers and clinicians with an interest in the functional organization of the human brain …

Background: Studies of intensive aphasia treatments vary widely in terms of treatment focus,
in patient population and, in particular, in definition of what is considered “intensive” …