Imagine seeing a furry, four-legged animal that meows. Mentally, you know what it is, but the word "cat" is stuck on the tip of your tongue. This phenomenon, known as Broca's aphasia or expressive ...

Expressive aphasia is a language disorder that makes it difficult for individuals to speak clearly and effectively. It is often the result of a stroke but can also be caused by other causes.

"There's no cure, unfortunately," for aphasia, says Amorapanth. But targeted speech and language therapy can help. Therapists can take patients through reading or speaking exercises and try role ...

Twin sisters Andrea and Amber Boarman are turning a childhood experience into a lifelong mission — and soon, their shared ...

Dr. Suma Devanga (Speech Language Pathologist-Clinical Fellow) has secured WMU's 2018 Support for Faculty Scholars award to conduct research on aphasia treatment. The focus of this research is to ...

New research reveals significant language recovery in chronic stroke aphasia, highlighting socio-economic status and aphasia ...

A study to assess the clinical and cost effectiveness of aphasia computer treatment versus usual stimulation or attention control long term post stroke (CACTUS). The results of the Big CACTUS study ...

Expand Although there may not be direct benefits to participants, taking part in our research assists clinicians and researchers in better understanding communication difficulties in individuals with ...

"Aphasia really sucks," she told PBS News Hour in 2021. "The words are there in my brain. I just can't get them out. I love to talk. I'm gabby." Along with regular speech therapy, Giffords has ...

Jiyeon Lee is an Associate Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and the director of the Aphasia Recovery Lab at Purdue University. She received her PhD in Communication Sciences and ...