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Involving Individuals with Developmental Language Disorder and Their Parents/Carers in Research Priority Setting
Published on: June 6, 2020
Language and language disorders: neuroscience to clinical practice
Michael O'Sullivan1,2, Sonia Brownsett3,4, David Copland3
1UQ Centre for Clinical Research, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia m.osullivan1@uq.edu.au.
Abstract:
Language disorders are common in neurological practice but their accurate recognition and description can be challenging. In this review, we summarise the major landmarks in the understanding of language disorders and the organisation of language in the brain. We describe approaches to assessing language disorders at the bedside or in the clinic as well as the treatment and rehabilitation of aphasia. Finally, we describe how the field of neuroscience is providing new computational and neuroscientific approaches to study the mechanisms of recovery and rehabilitation of aphasia.
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