AITKIN — Aphasia affects each person differently — but one point is clear: it’s a loss of language, not intelligence. “There are varying degrees of aphasia,” explained Riverwood Healthcare Center ...

A study led by a speech neuroscientist at The University of Texas at Dallas sheds light on how damage from stroke disrupts the brain mechanisms required for fluent speech. The research, published in ...

Combining neck surgery with intensive speech therapy is associated with greater improvements in a person's ability to communicate after a stroke than intensive speech therapy alone, finds a clinical ...

On April 18, 1861, Paul Broca conducted an autopsy on a speechless patient named "Tan," and discovered the seat of language.

Artificial intelligence is driving a surge in mobile app development, with global releases up over 60% in early 2026, while also enabling medical advances in restoring speech for people with aphasia.

Anomic aphasia is a language disorder that involves difficulty finding or recalling the word a person wants to use. A person’s language comprehension, grammar, and fluency tend to remain intact.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Communication classes at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology aid the ...

Dear Doctors: I suffered a stroke about a year ago and have completed outpatient rehab. I have been having a problem understanding speakers at an event. I hear the sounds but can’t understand all the ...

A wooden tower stands in the forest north of Lake Tahoe, taller than some trees around it. It’s the centerpiece of an imposing ropes course at Sierra Nevada Journeys, where the Department of Speech ...

In 1983, Howard Blatt was a middle-aged married father working as an electrical engineer at MIT when he collapsed in his kitchen. He'd had a stroke. That health catastrophe left him with a paralyzed ...