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Ananya Kondapalli¹, Lee R Zhang¹, Shreya Patel²

¹a School of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School , Newark , NJ , USA .

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|April 4, 2015

Summary

A novel phonology-free mobile app aids communication for individuals with aphasia and other disorders. This assistive technology leverages Google Images and animation to overcome language barriers, offering a potential rehabilitation tool.

Keywords:

Aphasia Phonology Wernicke

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Linguistics
Computer Science

Background:

Aphasia, a language disorder following stroke, severely impacts communication.
Current rehabilitation methods for aphasia are limited.
There is a critical need for real-time assistive communication devices for aphasia patients.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a phonology-free mobile communication application for individuals with aphasia.
To create an assistive tool that facilitates real-time communication for patients with language disorders.

Main Methods:

Developed a mobile application that bypasses phonological processing.
Integrated Google Images API to provide a vast library of visual choices.
Utilized animation to represent abstract concepts, words, and phrases.

Main Results:

Successfully developed and tested a phonology-free communication app.
The app demonstrated successful communication facilitation in a single patient trial.
Innovations include near-infinite image choices via Google Images and animated concept representation.

Conclusions:

The developed phonology-free mobile app shows significant potential for aiding communication in aphasia.
This assistive technology may greatly benefit patients with aphasia and other communication impairments.
The app represents a promising advancement in rehabilitation tools for language disorders.