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A Biological basis for Aphasia Treatment: Mirror Neurons and Observation-Execution Matching
2009
Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics
Aphasia is caused by damage to the human brain, and recovery requires adaptive changes to the structure and function of this organ. Despite this obvious fact, biology plays little role in rehabilitation of persons with aphasia. Although linguistics can be useful in characterizing aphasic behaviour, thus providing a way to assess the effects of therapy, there is little evidence to suggest that linguistic models of impairment can themselves form the basis of effective therapy. Biological evidence
doi:10.2478/v10010-009-0017-3
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