Neuroscience
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, Amygdala: Word as Earworm
By JAMES GORMAN
The New York Times
Published: January 11, 2005
My infatuation with the amygdala has led me to wonder where aphasia and amusia overlap, a subject that neurologists have been investigating for many years. Damage to the brain can interfere with spoken language - aphasia. But it can also harm the ability to hear and produce melody.
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Neuroscience
Musing About The Sound Of Amygdala
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, Amygdala: Word as Earworm
By JAMES GORMAN
The New York Times
Published: January 11, 2005
My infatuation with the amygdala has led me to wonder where aphasia and amusia overlap, a subject that neurologists have been investigating for many years. Damage to the brain can interfere with spoken language - aphasia. But it can also harm the ability to hear and produce melody.
[ ... Read the full article ... ] (free registration required).
- June Is Aphasia Awareness Month
June is Aphasia Awareness Month. For the past twenty years or so, this month in North America has been dedicated to promoting a greater knowledge base among the general public as well as the non-CNS professional community about what aphasia is and about...
- Neuropsychology Abstract Of The Day: Aphasia And The Assessment Of Depression
Townend E, Brady M, McLaughlan K. A Systematic Evaluation of the Adaptation of Depression Diagnostic Methods for Stroke Survivors Who Have Aphasia. Stroke. 2007 Oct 11; [Epub ahead of print] From the NMAHP Research Unit, Buchannan House, Glasgow Caledonian...
- What's New In ... Aphasia?
Here are references to some recent papers covering important topics in aphasia: Otsuki M, Soma Y, Yoshimura N, Miyashita K, Nagatsuka K, Naritomi H. How to improve repetition ability in patients with Wernicke's aphasia: The effect of a disguised task....
- Dr. Gary Steinberg Of Stanford And Moyamoya Disease
From tomorrow's New York Times, an account of a patient with moyamoya disease and the neurosurgeon who specializes in the treatment of the disease: Out of Nowhere, a Devastating Tangle in the Brain By DENISE GRADY The New York Times Published: March...
- More About Al Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language
The New York Times reported on Feb. 1, 2005 about a new sign language developing in the Negev desert of Israel. More recently, New Scientist covered the story as well, in their Oct. 22, 2005 issue. In A language is born, Michael Erard reports several...