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Investigating Attentional Allocation with Eye Tracking during Category Learning in People with Aphasia
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Vallila-Rohter, Sofia; Czupryna, Brendan – Topics in Language Disorders, 2020
Studies have identified deficits in attention in individuals with aphasia in language and nonlanguage tasks. Attention may play a role in the construction and use of language, as well as in learning and the process of rehabilitation, yet the role of attention on rehabilitation is not fully understood. To improve the understanding of attention and…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Attention, Rehabilitation, Eye Movements
Prefrontal Cortical Activity during Discourse Processing: An Observational fNIRS Study
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Cannizzaro, Michael S.; Stephens, Shaun R.; Breidenstein, Max; Crovo, Cori – Topics in Language Disorders, 2016
Discourse is a commonly occurring and cognitively demanding form of naturalistic communication (e.g., conversation, event narration, personal and fictional narratives, text reading/generation). Because of the prevalence of these communication acts in daily routines (e.g., educational, vocational, and social), disrupted discourse is an important…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Ability, Diagnostic Tests, Spectroscopy
Expanding Expectations for Narrative Styles in the Context of Dementia
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Guendouzi, Jackie; Davis, Boyd H.; Maclagan, Margaret – Topics in Language Disorders, 2015
This article uses discourse analyses to examine the narrative styles produced by 2 women with a diagnosis of dementia. Because of constrained cognitive resources, people with dementia (PWD) often use alternative strategies to weave their stories into conversations. People with dementia have difficulty in initiating and maintaining a canonical…
Descriptors: Females, Dementia, Cognitive Processes, Communication Strategies
Understanding Why a Child Is Struggling to Learn: The Role of Cognitive Processing Evaluation in Learning Disability Identification
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Johnson, Evelyn S. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2014
Learning disabilities (LDs) have long been presumed to be a neurological disorder resulting from a deficit in 1 or more cognitive processes. Although the emphasis on cognitive processing disorders has been included in the definition since the term was coined, and although it arguably represents the key distinguishing characteristic of LDs, it also…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Neurological Impairments, Cognitive Processes, Literature Reviews
Retraining Memory Strategies.
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Parente, Rick; Herrmann, Douglas – Topics in Language Disorders, 1996
A variety of memory strategies can be used to retrain an individual's ability to process information in working memory. This article provides step-by-step instructions for various memory encoding strategies. These strategies include training in perceptual grouping of number series, organization, mediation, mental imagery, and associative memory.…
Descriptors: Adventitious Impairments, Cognitive Processes, Learning Strategies, Memory
Syndrome of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities: Psycholinguistic Assets and Deficits.
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Rourke, Byron P.; Tsatsanis, Katherine D. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1996
This discussion of speech and language development in individuals with nonverbal learning disabilities (NLD) reviews NLD assets, deficits, and dynamics; the white matter model; manifestations of NLD in neurological dysfunction; psycholinguistic dimensions of NLD in terms of language content, form, and use; developmental considerations in NLD; and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Etiology, Language Acquisition