WFAE

A Vermont choir shows that people with aphasia who struggle to speak can still sing

There are at least 2 million people in America who have thoughts and ideas they can't put into words. People who have had strokes or traumatic brain injuries often live with aphasia - difficulty using ...
Brainerd Dispatch

Aitkin aphasia support group members find their voice

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 ...
Seven Days

The Aphasia Choir of Vermont Lets the Music Speak

When strokes or other injuries damage the left hemisphere of their brain, many people have difficulty putting their thoughts and ideas into words. But they can still sing. Karen McFeeters Leary saw it ...
SUNY Cortland

Graduate Students Raising Aphasia Awareness

More than 2 million Americans live with aphasia, a communication disorder that impairs the ability to process language. Head trauma, stroke and dementia are some but not all causes of this type of ...
Purdue University

Talking back: Purdue researchers explore new implicit learning methodology in aphasia therapy

Aphasia affects the speech, language processing and reading skills of about 2 million people in the United States, according to the American Stroke Association. The communication disorder occurs most ...
Purdue University

Purdue study shines light on auditory attention, cognition of aphasia patients

The Purdue University Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) is a leader in understanding and helping patients recover from stroke-related aphasia. The disorder is most known for ...
SUNY Cortland

Faculty and grad students speak up for aphasia

For eight years, June has been “Aphasia Awareness Month” in Cortland County. Each time, lecturer Eileen Gilroy of SUNY Cortland’s Communication Disorders and Sciences Department has been the force ...