Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2008
Abstract
Purpose: In this article, the authors encapsulate discussions of the Language Work Group that took place as part of the Workshop in Plasticity/NeuroRehabilitation Research at the University of Florida in April 2005. Method: In this narrative review, they define neuroplasticity and review studies that demonstrate neural changes associated with aphasia recovery and treatment. The authors then summarize basic science evidence from animals, human cognition, and computational neuroscience that is relevant to aphasia treatment research. They then turn to the aphasia treatment literature in which evidence exists to support several of the neuroscience principles. Conclusion: Despite the extant aphasia treatment literature, many questions remain regarding how neuroscience principles can be manipulated to maximize aphasia recovery and treatment. They propose a framework, incorporating some of these principles, that may serve as a potential roadmap for future investigations of aphasia treatment and recovery. In addition to translational investigations from basic to clinical science, the authors propose several areas in which translation can occur from clinical to basic science to contribute to the fundamental knowledge base of neurorehabilitation. This article is intended to reinvigorate interest in delineating the factors influencing successful recovery from aphasia through basic, translational, and clinical research.
DOI
10.1044/1092-4388(2008/020)
Montclair State University Digital Commons Citation
Raymer, Anastasia M.; Beeson, Pelagie; Holland, Audrey; Kendall, Diane; Maher, Lynn M.; Martin, Nadine; Murray, Laura; Rose, Miranda; Thompson, Cynthia K.; Turkstra, Lyn; Altmann, Lori; Boyle, Mary; Conway, Tim; Hula, William; Kearns, Kevin; Rapp, Brenda; Simmons-Mackie, Nina; and Gonzalez Rothi, Leslie J., "Translational Research in Aphasia: From Neuroscience to Neurorehabilitation" (2008). Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 134.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/communcsci-disorders-facpubs/134
Published Citation
Raymer, A. M., Beeson, P., Holland, A., Kendall, D., Maher, L. M., Martin, N., ... & Rothi, L. J. G. (2008). Translational research in aphasia: From neuroscience to neurorehabilitation.