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The Contribution of Neuroimaging to the Study of Language and Aphasia

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New structural and functional imaging methods continue to be developed at a rapid pace. In the last 25 years, advanced imaging techniques have provided insights into how language is represented and processed in the brain and how it can be disrupted by damage to, or dysfunction of, various parts of the brain. Imaging studies have also yielded new information regarding how individuals recover language after stroke. We briefly review the strengths and weaknesses of the various radiological methods currently used to study language and aphasia.

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Some of the research reported in this paper was supported by NIH R01 DC05375 to AH.

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    Andrew Lee MBBS, FRACP & Argye E. Hillis MD, MA

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  3. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA

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Lee, A., Kannan, V. & Hillis, A.E. The Contribution of Neuroimaging to the Study of Language and Aphasia. Neuropsychol Rev 16, 171–183 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11065-006-9014-6

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