FV 13 Electrophysiological correlates of language recovery – an MEG study of neuroplasticity in chronic post stroke aphasia

Previous studies have demonstrated that efficient language and communication therapy in chronic post stroke aphasia leads to significant clinical language improvements (Pulverm üller et al., 2001) and promotes neuroplasticity. Brain areas frequently associated with functional restitution of language comprise perilesional sites in the left hemisphere (MacGregor et al., 2015) as well as right-hemispheric regions, homotopic to those lesioned in the left (Mohr et al., 2014). To date, however, the neuronal mechanisms underlying therapy-induced language changes and functional restitution are still largely unclear.

Source: Clinical Neurophysiology - September 8, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: B. Mohr, S. Difrancesco, L. MacGregor, Y. Shtyrov Tags: Free Lecture Source Type: research