Behavioural and neural changes after a “choice” therapy for naming deficits in aphasia: preliminary findings

Authors: Leonard, C., Laird, L., Burianová, H., Graham, S., Grady, C., Simic, T. and Rochon, E.

Journal: Aphasiology

Volume: 29

Issue: 4

Pages: 506-525

eISSN: 1464-5041

ISSN: 0268-7038

DOI: 10.1080/02687038.2014.971099

Abstract:

Outcomes & Results: All the individuals demonstrated a significant treatment effect immediately post-treatment and at a 4-week follow-up and four of the five participants at an 8-week follow-up. Three also demonstrated generalisation to untrained items. Unfortunately, no clear-cut patterns emerged to allow us to make claims about the influence of choice, per se, on the behavioural manifestations of improved naming. Interestingly, the participant from the Choice condition showed neural activation changes post-treatment in frontal and parietal regions that were not evident for the participant in the No Choice condition. Moreover, these changes were accompanied by a larger treatment effect for that individual and generalisation to a novel naming task.

Source: Scopus