--- title: The Lingraphica Blog | Research description: Research | --- 888-274-2742 [![Lingraphica](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Lingraphica_July2016/Images/Lingraphica-logo-white-300x47.png?width=300&height=47&name=Lingraphica-logo-white-300x47.png)](http://aacdevice.aphasia.com/) [![Lingraphica](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/hubfs/Lingraphica_July2016/Images/Lingraphica-logo-white-200x31.png)](http://aacdevice.aphasia.com/) 888-274-2742 [Start a Device Trial](https://aacdevice.aphasia.com/professional-eligibility-check/) # The Lingraphica Blog Get the latest news, updates, and tricks from the Lingraphica team. Our clinical, reimbursement, and marketing teams will bring you the most up-to-date information about aphasia, speech therapy, stroke rehabilitation, and communication disorders. Check back often for new content! [![](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/hubfs/blog-files/Blog_Research_Corner.jpg) ](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/long-term-improvement-in-chronic-aphasia) ## [Exploring Long-Term Improvement in People with Chronic Aphasia](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/long-term-improvement-in-chronic-aphasia) Researchers from the University of South Carolina conducted analyses of data on persons with chronic aphasia (PWA.chr), individuals for whom the period of spontaneous recovery following stroke had elapsed.  The purpose of this study was longitudinally to characterize changes in severity of language involvement among PWA.chr, with an eye to identifying demographic and/or health factors that may improve prognoses regarding such changes. August 6, 2019 [Aphasia](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/topic/aphasia), [Research](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/topic/research) [By Richard Steele, PhD](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/author/richard-steele-phd) [![](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/hubfs/blog-files/Blog_Research_Corner.jpg) ](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/post-stroke-social-participation) ## [Stroke Study: Factors Affecting Post-Stroke Social Participation](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/post-stroke-social-participation) Lingraphica Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes the results of research from rehabilitation specialists from the MGH Institute of Health Professions (Boston, MA) and Washington University (St. Louis, MO) who have published research on stroke survivors—including persons with aphasia (PWA) as well as persons without aphasia (Pw/oA)—to identify factors that significantly affect post-stroke social participation. June 24, 2019 [Aphasia](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/topic/aphasia), [Research](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/topic/research) [By Richard Steele, PhD](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/author/richard-steele-phd) [![](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/hubfs/blog-files/Blog_Research_Corner.jpg) ](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/aphasia-impact-on-internet-device-use) ## [Aphasia Study: Aphasia's Impact on Use of Internet and Digital Devices](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/aphasia-impact-on-internet-device-use) Lingraphica Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes the results of a survey from aphasia researchers from Queen Margaret University and Newcastle University that assessed aphasia's impact on uses of the internet and associated digital devices. The goal of the study was to expand current understandings of advanced technologies' patterns of use by persons with aphasia (PWA), the circumstances and goals of such uses, and users' perceptions of the benefits and challenges. May 28, 2019 [Aphasia](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/topic/aphasia), [Research](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/topic/research) [By Richard Steele, PhD](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/author/richard-steele-phd) [![](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/hubfs/blog-files/Blog_Research_Corner.jpg) ](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/aphasia-access-report-effectiveness) ## [Aphasia Access Report on Program Effectiveness for Persons with Aphasia](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/aphasia-access-report-effectiveness) Lingraphica Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes the work of the Education and Research Committee of Aphasia Access, who published a report of responses to a questionnaire that they developed to understand how programs for persons with aphasia (PWA) track effectiveness.  April 24, 2019 [Aphasia](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/topic/aphasia), [Research](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/topic/research) [By Richard Steele, PhD](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/author/richard-steele-phd) [![](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/hubfs/blog-files/Blog_Research_Corner.jpg) ](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/melodic-intonation-therapy-studies) ## [Review of Melodic Intonation Therapy Studies in Persons with Aphasia](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/melodic-intonation-therapy-studies) Lingraphica Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes the work of aphasia researchers at McGill University (Montréal) and Université Laval (Quebec City) who conducted a systematic review and case-control analysis of data from published articles on persons with aphasia (PWA) who received melodic intonation therapy (MIT). March 29, 2019 [Aphasia](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/topic/aphasia), [Research](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/topic/research) [By Richard Steele, PhD](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/author/richard-steele-phd) [![](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/hubfs/blog-files/Blog_Research_Corner.jpg) ](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/apraxia-of-speech-predictive-models) ## [Predictive Models for Apraxia of Speech after Stroke](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/apraxia-of-speech-predictive-models) Lingraphica Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes research to improve the diagnosis of apraxia of speech (AOS) in adults with acquired aphasia. The aphasiologists from the United States, Australia, and Germany collaboratively examined multiple variables as potential predictors for the presence of AOS following left-hemisphere stroke resulting in aphasia, with the goal of finding accurate, reliable, and clinically usable indicators of AOS.  March 4, 2019 [Aphasia](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/topic/aphasia), [Research](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/topic/research) [By Richard Steele, PhD](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/author/richard-steele-phd) [![](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/hubfs/blog-files/Blog_Research_Corner.jpg) ](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/brain-computer-interfaces-for-aac) ## [Tutorial on Brain-Computer Interfaces for AAC](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/brain-computer-interfaces-for-aac) Lingraphica Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes a tutorial on brain-computer interfaces (BCI) for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) by rehabilitation specialists from universities in Kansas and Missouri.  January 22, 2019 [Aphasia](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/topic/aphasia), [Research](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/topic/research) [By Richard Steele, PhD](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/author/richard-steele-phd) [![](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/hubfs/blog-files/Blog_Research_Corner.jpg) ](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/university-of-queensland) ## [Aphasia Study: From the University of Queensland](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/university-of-queensland) Lingraphica Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes findings of Australian researchers from the University of Queensland’s School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences and allied Centers report outcome benefits to persons with aphasia (PWA) in the chronic stage who participated in combined group aphasia intervention and networking activities that were delivered remotely via TeleGAIN, a program that supports communication via videoconferencing technologies.  November 23, 2018 [Aphasia](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/topic/aphasia), [Research](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/topic/research) [By Richard Steele, PhD](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/author/richard-steele-phd) [![](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/hubfs/blog-files/Blog_Research_Corner.jpg) ](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/noun-and-verb-retrieval) ## [Aphasia Study: Noun and Verb Retrieval of Persons with Aphasia](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/noun-and-verb-retrieval) Lingraphica Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes findings of Dutch researchers regarding the retrieval of nouns and verbs in persons with aphasia (PWA) based on four factors: word class, age of acquisition, imageability, and word frequency. The goals were to refine and extend findings from previously published studies of factors influencing word retrieval performance in aphasia. October 26, 2018 [Aphasia](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/topic/aphasia), [Research](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/topic/research) [By Richard Steele, PhD](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/author/richard-steele-phd) [![](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/hubfs/blog-files/Blog_Research_Corner.jpg) ](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/gesture-types-and-aphasia) ## [Aphasia Study: Gesture Types and Aphasia](https://slpblog.aphasia.com/gesture-types-and-aphasia) Lingraphica Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes the findings of a team of investigators at academic and rehabilitation centers in The Netherlands, Warwick University (UK), and La Trobe University (Australia). The team reports how gestures are used communicatively by persons with aphasia (PWA). 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