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Timing independent spatial motor sequence learning is preserved in left hemisphere stroke
Publication date: Available online 28 September 2017 Source:Neuropsychologia Author(s): Anna Dovern, Eva Niessen, Jana M. Ant, Jochen Saliger, Hans Karbe, Gereon R. Fink, Iring Koch, Peter H. Weiss During neurorehabilitation, the re-learning of motor sequences is crucial for patients with motor deficits, enabling them to master again complex movements. A recent study showed that patients with left hemisphere (LH) stroke exhibited preserved motor sequence learning (as assessed by the serial reaction time (SRT) task) when the timing of the stimuli was comparable in the training and later test phase. However, patients showed...
Source: Neuropsychologia - September 28, 2017 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Parietal lesion Effects on cued recall following pair associate learning
Publication date: Available online 18 May 2015 Source:Neuropsychologia Author(s): Shir Ben-Zvi , Nachum Soroker , Daniel A. Levy We investigated the involvement of the posterior parietal cortex in episodic memory in a lesion-effects study of cued recall following pair-associate learning. Groups of patients who had experienced first-incident stroke, generally in middle cerebral artery territory, and exhibited damage that included lateral posterior parietal regions, were tested within an early post-stroke time window. In three experiments, patients and matched healthy comparison groups executed repeated study and cued reca...
Source: Neuropsychologia - May 20, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

The relationship between novel word learning and anomia treatment success in adults with chronic aphasia
Discussion This is the first group study to directly examine the relationship between novel word learning and therapy outcomes for anomia rehabilitation in adults with aphasia. Importantly, we found that novel word learning performance was correlated with therapy outcomes. We propose that novel word learning ability may contribute to the initial acquisition of treatment gains in anomia rehabilitation.
Source: Neuropsychologia - December 25, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Artificial grammar learning in vascular and progressive non-fluent aphasias
Publication date: Available online 24 August 2017 Source:Neuropsychologia Author(s): Thomas E. Cope, Benjamin Wilson, Holly Robson, Rebecca Drinkall, Lauren Dean, Manon Grube, P. Simon Jones, Karalyn Patterson, Timothy D. Griffiths, James B. Rowe, Christopher I. Petkov Patients with non-fluent aphasias display impairments of expressive and receptive grammar. This has been attributed to deficits in processing configurational and hierarchical sequencing relationships. This hypothesis had not been formally tested. It was also controversial whether impairments are specific to language, or reflect domain general deficits in pr...
Source: Neuropsychologia - August 24, 2017 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Re-learning and remembering in the lesioned brain
We report on two studies that examine whether or not these principles also apply in language re-learning and retention for individuals with acquired deficits in written language production. Study 1 compared distributed vs. clustered training schedules, while Study 2 examined—for the first time in the context of re-learning—the relationship between the spacing of training trials and retention period. This investigation revealed that, despite significant cognitive deficits and brain lesions, remarkably similar principles govern re-learning and retention in the lesioned brain as have been found to apply in neurologically ...
Source: Neuropsychologia - June 19, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

When semantics aids phonology: A processing advantage for iconic word forms in aphasia
Publication date: Available online 28 January 2015 Source:Neuropsychologia Author(s): Lotte Meteyard , Emily Stoppard , Dee Snudden , Stefano F. Cappa , Gabriella Vigliocco Iconicity is the non-arbitrary relation between properties of a phonological form and semantic content (e.g. “moo”, “splash”). It is a common feature of both spoken and signed languages, and recent evidence shows that iconic forms confer an advantage during word learning. We explored whether iconic forms conferred a processing advantage for 13 individuals with aphasia following left-hemisphere stroke. Iconic and control words were compared in ...
Source: Neuropsychologia - February 1, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Understanding the role of the primary somatosensory cortex: opportunities for rehabilitation
Publication date: Available online 9 July 2015 Source:Neuropsychologia Author(s): Borich MR , Brodie SM , Gray WA , Ionta S , Boyd LA Emerging evidence indicates impairments in somatosensory function may be a major contributor to motor dysfunction associated with neurologic injury or disorders. However, the neuroanatomical substrates underlying the connection between aberrant sensory input and ineffective motor output are still under investigation. The primary somatosensory cortex (S1) plays a critical role in processing afferent somatosensory input and contributes to the integration of sensory and motor signals necessar...
Source: Neuropsychologia - July 10, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Understanding the role of the primary somatosensory cortex: Opportunities for rehabilitation
Publication date: December 2015 Source:Neuropsychologia, Volume 79, Part B Author(s): M.R. Borich, S.M. Brodie, W.A. Gray, S. Ionta, L.A. Boyd Emerging evidence indicates impairments in somatosensory function may be a major contributor to motor dysfunction associated with neurologic injury or disorders. However, the neuroanatomical substrates underlying the connection between aberrant sensory input and ineffective motor output are still under investigation. The primary somatosensory cortex (S1) plays a critical role in processing afferent somatosensory input and contributes to the integration of sensory and motor si...
Source: Neuropsychologia - December 2, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

The anatomy of apathy: a neurocognitive framework for amotivated behavior
Publication date: Available online 8 July 2017 Source:Neuropsychologia Author(s): C. Le Heron, M.A.J. Apps., M. Husain Apathy is a debilitating syndrome associated with many neurological disorders, including several common neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease, and focal lesion syndromes such as stroke. Here, we review neuroimaging studies to identify anatomical correlates of apathy, across brain disorders. Our analysis reveals that apathy is strongly associated with disruption particularly of dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC), ventral striatum (VS) and connected brain region...
Source: Neuropsychologia - July 8, 2017 Category: Neurology Source Type: research