In the era of globalization, bilingualism is becoming more and more frequent, and it is considered a plus. However, can this skill turn into a disadvantage, when someone acquires aphasia from brain ...

When ABC journalist Bob Woodruff was injured while reporting in Iraq in 2006, he suffered severe head injuries that caused him to lose his ability to recall and produce common words — a condition ...

Wernicke’s aphasia is a language disorder that makes it hard for you to understand words and communicate. This disorder is caused by damage to the part of your brain that controls language. It leads ...

Given the connections between frontal and temporal regions, these anatomical pathways may serve to integrate sensory information with motor planning, preparation and action areas that is crucial for ...

Aphasia is a language disorder that can affect a person’s use of language. It can impact their ability to speak, to understand, to read and to write, but not necessarily all of these. It often happens ...

Aphasia is a disorder that results in loss of language, usually a result of damage to the parts of the brain that are responsible for language. According to the National Institute on Deafness and ...

The standard of care for patients with aphasia has been intense behavioral therapy - reading and repeating words and sounds. But a new area is opening up that looks at medication to augment the ...

Impairments in language and communication skills represent the core diagnostic features of autism. Individuals with autism often show delays in language acquisition; some with deficits as severe as ...