Wernicke’s aphasia is a language disorder that makes it hard for you to understand words and communicate. This disorder is caused by damage to the part of your brain that controls language. It leads ...

Aphasia and dysarthria both occur due to damage in the brain, but while aphasia causes difficulty in expressing and understanding speech, dysarthria causes difficulty controlling muscles necessary for ...

Aphasia is a communication disorder that makes it hard to use words. It can affect your speech, writing, and ability to understand language. Aphasia results from damage or injury to parts of the brain ...

Expressive aphasia — which includes Broca’s aphasia — is when a person understands speech but has difficulty speaking fluently. Some people can say short phrases but leave out small words such as “the ...

Anomic aphasia causes problems in naming objects when speaking and writing. But it’s one of the mildest forms of aphasia, and there are treatments that can help. Anomic aphasia is a language disorder ...

Based on: Agnosia, Apraxia, Aphasia: Their value in cerebral localization. By J. M. Nielsen, M.D. Second edition, completely revised. 8°, cloth, 292 pp., with 59 ...

Abby Foster receives funding from La Trobe University and the Centre of Research Excellence in Ear & Hearing Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children. She is an affiliate of the Centre ...

People who have aphasia can have trouble with things like speaking, reading, or listening. Research estimates about 1 million people in the United States are living with aphasia. There are two ...

Editor’s note: Actor Bruce Willis, 67, is “stepping away” from his career in film and TV after being diagnosed with aphasia, his family announced on March 30, 2022. In a message posted on Instagram, ...

Swathi Kiran receives funding from National Institutes of Health. She is a Board Member of the National Aphasia Association. Actor Bruce Willis, 67, is “stepping away” from his career in film and TV ...

Misunderstandings and lack of information about aphasia can cause people to draw conclusions about cognitive ability, such as in the situation with Joe Biden, who has a history of stuttering.

More than 140,000 Australians are living with aphasia. Yet, the disorder is not widely understood and scientists are working to learn more about the cognitive condition. Celebrities who have spoken ...