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Apragmatism: The Renewal of a Label for Communication Disorders Associated with Right Hemisphere Brain Damage
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Minga, Jamila; Sheppard, Shannon M.; Johnson, Melissa; Hewetson, Ronelle; Cornwell, Petrea; Blake, Margaret Lehman – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Right hemisphere communication disorders are neither consistently labelled nor adequately defined. Labels associated with right hemisphere brain damage (RHD) are broad and fail to capture the essence of communication challenges needed for stroke-related service provisions. Determination of rehabilitation needs and best-practice…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Neurological Impairments, Clinical Diagnosis
Making Sense of Right Hemisphere Discourse Using RHDBank
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Minga, Jamila; Johnson, Melissa; Blake, Margaret Lehman; Fromm, Davida; MacWhinney, Brian – Topics in Language Disorders, 2021
Purpose: Right hemisphere brain damage (RHD) commonly causes pragmatic language disorders that are apparent in discourse production. Specific characteristics and approaches to assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of these disorders are not well-defined. RHDBank, a shared database of multimedia interactions for the study of communication using…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Databases, Pragmatics, Language Impairments
An Evidence-Based Systematic Review on Communication Treatments for Individuals with Right Hemisphere Brain Damage
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Blake, Margaret Lehman; Frymark, Tobi; Venedictov, Rebecca – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this review is to evaluate and summarize the research evidence related to the treatment of individuals with right hemisphere communication disorders. Method: A comprehensive search of the literature using key words related to right hemisphere brain damage and communication treatment was conducted in 27 databases (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Brain, Communication Disorders, Speech Language Pathology
Inferencing Processes after Right Hemisphere Brain Damage: Effects of Contextual Bias
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Blake, Margaret Lehman – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2009
Purpose: Comprehension deficits associated with right hemisphere brain damage (RHD) have been attributed to an inability to use context, but there is little direct evidence to support the claim. This study evaluated the effect of varying contextual bias on predictive inferencing by adults with RHD. Method: Fourteen adults with no brain damage…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Neurological Impairments, Short Term Memory, Brain
Inferencing Processes after Right Hemisphere Brain Damage: Maintenance of Inferences
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Blake, Margaret Lehman – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2009
Purpose: This study was designed to replicate and extend a previous study of inferencing in which some adults with right hemisphere damage (RHD) generated but did not maintain predictive inferences over time (M. Lehman-Blake & C. Tompkins, 2001). Two hypotheses were tested: (a) inferences were deactivated, and (b) selection of previously generated…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Neurological Impairments, Short Term Memory, Brain
Perspectives on Treatment for Communication Deficits Associated with Right Hemisphere Brain Damage
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Blake, Margaret Lehman – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2007
Purpose: To describe the current treatment research for communication (prosodic, discourse, and pragmatic) deficits associated with right hemisphere brain damage and to provide suggestions for treatment selection given the paucity of evidence specifically for this population. Method: The discussion covers (a) clinical decision processes and…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Neurological Impairments, Etiology
Clinical Relevance of Discourse Characteristics after Right Hemisphere Brain Damage
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Blake, Margaret Lehman – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2006
Purpose: Discourse characteristics of adults with right hemisphere brain damage are similar to those reported for healthy older adults, prompting the question of whether changes are due to neurological lesions or normal aging processes. The clinical relevance of potential differences across groups was examined through ratings by speech-language…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Neurological Impairments, Speech Language Pathology, Brain
Inference Generation during Text Comprehension by Adults with Right Hemisphere Brain Damage: Activation Failure Versus Multiple Activation.
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Tompkins, Connie A.; Fassbinder, Wiltrud; Blake, Margaret Lehman; Baumgaertner, Annette; Jayaram, Nandini – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2004
ourse comprehensionEvidence conflicts as to whether adults with right hemisphere brain damage (RHD) generate inferences during text comprehension. M. Beeman (1993) reported that adults with RHD fail to activate the lexical-semantic bases of routine bridging inferences, which are necessary for comprehension. But other evidence indicates that adults…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Inferences, Sentences, Reaction Time