[HTML][HTML] The role of gesture in communication and cognition: Implications for understanding and treating neurogenic communication disorders

S Clough, MC Duff - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
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 …

What is functional communication? A theoretical framework for real-world communication applied to aphasia rehabilitation

WJ Doedens, L Meteyard - Neuropsychology Review, 2022 - Springer
Aphasia is an impairment of language caused by acquired brain damage such as stroke or
traumatic brain injury, that affects a person's ability to communicate effectively. The aim of …

Integrity and function of gestures in aphasia

N Akhavan, T Göksun, N Nozari - Aphasiology, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Gestures can provide an excellent natural alternative to verbal communication
in people with aphasia (PWA). However, despite numerous studies focusing on gesture …

Evaluating models of gesture and speech production for people with aphasia

C de Beer, K Hogrefe… - Cognitive …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
People with aphasia use gestures not only to communicate relevant content but also to
compensate for their verbal limitations. The Sketch Model (De Ruiter, 2000) assumes a …

Task-specific iconic gesturing during spoken discourse in aphasia

BC Stark, C Cofoid - American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: In persons living with aphasia, we will explore the relationship between iconic
gesture production during spontaneous speech and discourse task, spoken language, and …

Transcranial direct current stimulation in poststroke aphasia recovery

S Wortman-Jutt, DJ Edwards - Stroke, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Various forms of behavioral aphasia therapy span decades of research and include Melodic
Intonation Therapy, 47 Constraint-Induced Language Treatment, 48 computer avatar …

Differential roles of gestures on spatial language in neurotypical elderly adults and individuals with focal brain injury

D Özer, T Göksun, A Chatterjee - Cognitive neuropsychology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Gestures might serve communicative functions by supplementing spoken expressions or
restorative functions by facilitating speech production. Also, speakers with speech deficits …

[HTML][HTML] Meaning non-verbally: The neglected corners of the bi-dimensional continuum communication in people with aphasia

C Jagoe, T Wharton - Journal of Pragmatics, 2021 - Elsevier
The potential for pragmatic insights to be enriched, and even generated, from investigation
of people with communication disabilities has been vastly underutilised in theoretical …

Suggestions for improving the investigation of gesture in aphasia

BC Stark, S Clough, M Duff - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing …, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose When we speak, we gesture, and indeed, persons with aphasia gesture more
frequently. The reason (s) for this is still being investigated, spurring an increase in the …

[HTML][HTML] Gesture in the eye of the beholder: An eye-tracking study on factors determining the attention for gestures produced by people with aphasia

K van Nispen, K Sekine, I van der Meulen, BC Preisig - Neuropsychologia, 2022 - Elsevier
Co-speech hand gestures are an ubiquitous form of nonverbal communication, which can
express additional information that is not present in speech. Hand gestures may become …