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View Post: Abstract and Concrete Noun Processing in Healthy Older Adults ...
9 Aug 2009 by kiranswathi  
populations. Recent functional neuroimaging research suggests that abstract and concrete concepts elicit differing neural activation patterns in healthy young adults. The aims of this study are to 1) understand the neural correlates of abstract and ... differences in semantic processing between young adults and older adults that should be taken into account when studying semantic processing in patients with aphasia. concrete.abstract fMRI picture. Posted in Uncategorized. ...
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View Post: #40, Research Article: 'Language learning and age' by Mahsa ...
14 Nov 2009 by Tarun Patel  
More recent researches in neurology have demonstrated that, while language learning is different in childhood and adulthood because of developmental differences in the brain, “in important respects adults have superior language learning ...
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View Post: From the Coordinator -- Patterson 18 (3): 83 -- Perspectives on ...
8 Oct 2008 by Patterson, J.  
In addition, Division 2 partnered with the AAC subcommittee, the Motor Speech in Adults and Children subcommittee, and Division 12 (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) to present Session #0912-"Traditional and AAC Strategies for ... Laures-Gore and Marshall explore acupuncture as a treatment technique for aphasia and cognitive impairment. Finally, S. Wyler Hecht describes herbal supplements that are used in management of individuals with cognitive disorders, ...
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View Post: Looking to increase your brain power? Take music lessons ...
17 Nov 2009 by jill  
Recent research shows a strong correlation between musical training for children and certain mental abilities. The research was discussed at a session at a recent gathering of acoustics experts in Austin, Texas. ... Reduced or damaged arcuate fasciculus has been associated with various acquired language problems like aphasia and also dyslexia in children. Still more evidence that formal music training strengthens auditory cortex responses came in a study performed by ...
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View Post: Mama Monkmee: Key Chains For Sale
27 Aug 2008 by Dawn  
... Neurofibromatosis, Spinal Cord Injury and research, Stem Cell donor and Research, Tourette's Syndrome & Mitochondrial Disease Grey Ribbon: Allergies, Aphasia, Asthma, Brain Cancer, Brain Tumors, Diabetes & Mental illness ... Burgundy Ribbon: Adhesions, Brain Aneurysm, headaches, Disabled Adults, Hospice Care, Meningitis, Sickle Cell Anemia, Thrombophilia, & Multiple Myeloma Purple Ribbon: Domestic Violence, Epilepsy, Pancreatic Cancer, ADD, Alzheimer's, Animal Abuse, ...
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View Post: Music Lessons Boost Brain Power
24 Nov 2009 by Bhagwan  
Recent research shows a strong correlation between musical training for children and certain mental abilities. The research was discussed at a session at a recent gathering of acoustics experts in Austin, Texas. ...
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View Post: Aphasia Research Project Targets Improved Reading, Writing ...
12 Jan 2009 by lstiles  
To date, more than 50 adults who have developed written-language impairments have participated in the Aphasia Research Project, Rising said. More than 30 have participated in behavioral treatment protocols developed to improve their ...
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View Post: Ada yang perlu referensi?

18 Nov 2009 by Yanti DP   ...
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View Post: PsycNET - Display Record
21 Jan 2009 by Leritz, Elizabeth C.; McGlinchey, Regina...  
These results have both theoretical and clinical implications for the assessment of language-disordered adults, as they indicate that patients with aphasia may retain aspects of verbally mediated intelligence, and that the LOFT may provide ... Tests and Measures: Wechsler Test of Adult Reading; Lexical Orthographic Familiarity Test; Mini Mental State Examination; Boston Naming Test; Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination; Grant Sponsorship: This research was supported by a ...
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View Post: Research Shows Music Can Heal the Mind
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11 Nov 2009 ...
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