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Aphasia Study: Change Patterns in Constraint-induced Aphasia Therapy

Lingraphica Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes the findings of a team of investigators from Ohio, Texas, and Alabama regarding discourse-based changes within the utterances produced by persons with aphasia who are engaging in constraint-induced aphasia therapy (CIAT). The goal of the research was to establish change patterns during CIAT participation.

Aphasia Study: Changes in People with Aphasia Following AAC Device Training


Lingraphica Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes the findings of a study from Cincinnati, OH and Birmingham, AL regarding behavioral and neurophysiological changes in persons with chronic aphasia following training and use of a high-tech AAC device with speech output.

Aphasia Study: Methods Used for Training Speech Production in Persons with Aphasia


Lingraphica Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes the findings of a study regarding methods and procedures used for training speech production in persons with aphasia.

Primary Progressive Aphasia: Study on Mobile Technology


Lingraphica Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes the recent findings from a study on mobile technology use by persons with primary progressive aphasia. Read on for the details.

Aphasia Study: Practice vs. Success Patterns

Lingraphica co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes an aphasia study by Texas A&M University-Kingsville and Lingraphica. Read on for the details.

Aphasia Article from Pittsburgh on Word Recognition


Lingraphica co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes an article from research teams in Pittsburgh on word recognition skills in people with and without aphasia. Read on for the details.

Aphasia Article from Germany: Neuroplasticity and Functional Recovery


Lingraphica co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes an article from Germany on the factors that contribute to neuroplasticity and functional improvement in people with chronic aphasia. Read on for the details.

Collaborative Study: Hallmark Rehabilitation Services and Lingraphica


Lingraphica co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes the recent findings from a collaborative study conducted by Hallmark Rehabilitation Serivces and Lingraphica on the benefits of online language therapy in long-term care facilities. Read on for the details.

Study: Benefits of Combining Online Language Therapy and Volunteer Care Extenders in Long-Term Care Facilities


Lingraphica co-founder and chief scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes the recent findings from a collaborative study conducted by clinicians at Hallmark Rehabilitation Services with guidance and support from Lingraphica. The study documents the important ways that long-term care (LTC) facilities and their clients may benefit from combining the use of interactive, online language therapy with the engagement of volunteer care extenders to strengthen Functional Maintenance Programs (FMPs). Read on for the details and study conclusions.

U.S. Study: Rate of Aphasia Among Stroke Patients Discharged from Hospitals


Lingraphica co-founder and chief scientist, Dr. Richard Steele, summarizes the recent findings from a U.S. study on the rate of aphasia among stroke patients discharged from the hospital. Read on for the details.

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