Neural recruitment associated with anomia treatment in aphasia

Authors

Julius Fridriksson, University of South Carolina
K. Leigh Morrow-Odom, University of South CarolinaFollow
Dana C. Moser, University of South CarolinaFollow
Astrid Fridriksson, University of South Carolina
Gordon Baylis

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in the spatial distribution of cortical activity associated with anomia treatment in three persons with aphasia. Participants underwent three fMRI sessions before and after a period of intensive language treatment focused on object naming. The results revealed bilateral hemispheric recruitment associated with improved ability to name items targeted in treatment. This is the first study to employ multiple pre- and post-treatment fMRI sessions in the study of treatment-induced recovery from aphasia and has implications for future studies of brain plasticity in stroke.

Department

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Publication Date

9-2006

Journal Title

NeuroImage

Publisher

Elsevier

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1016/j.neuroimage.2006.04.194

Document Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Fridriksson, J., Morrow-Odom, K.L., Moser, D., Fridriksson, A., Baylis, G.C. (2006). Neural recruitment associated with anomia treatment in aphasia. NeuroImage, 32(3), 1403-1412. [PMID: 16766207].

Rights

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