Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
This preliminary study examined the feasibility of using correlational tractography and differential tractography to identify white-matter mechanisms associated with conceptual and lexical verb priming in post-stroke aphasia.
Language users rely on both linguistic and conceptual processing abilities to efficiently comprehend or produce language.
Title: Semantic but not sensory-motor neural routes are shared across language and action domains Legend: Figure A – Compared to matched neurotypical (NT) participants, patients with left-hemisphere cerebrovascular accident (LCVA) imitated unnamed meaningful gestures more accurately than meaningless gestures. This finding suggests that semantic information was beneficial, whereas there was no added benefit of labeling/naming …
Winning a game of darts requires being accurate. A player who can pick a spot on the board, focus their mind, and execute the specific motor action needed to land the bullseye will win the game. And if they miss, well, practice makes perfect.
