Mechanism of improved speech production by voice cues in nonfluent aphasia patients  

作　　者：LI Wen-bing ZHANG Tong 

机构地区：[1]Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University,Wuhan 430060, China [2]Department of Rehabilitation, China Rehabilitation Research Center,Capital Medical University, Beijing 100066, China

出　　处：《Chinese Medical Journal》2013年第24期4794-4796,共3页中华医学杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：Language training for nonfluent aphasia （NFA） patients rmay increase their verbal expression of unfamiliarwords. Some therapies aimed at the improvement of cognitive functions can facilitate the recovery of NFA patients＇ damaged linguistic functions. Some studies have shown that with music cues NFA patients could fluently sing their familiar songs but could not read the lyrics, consistent with studies of proverbs and prayer） Our previous research has shown that highly related voice cues can improve NFA patients＇ verbal expression.2 These results indicate that the improvement of NFA patients＇ speech production may benefit from regaining the extraction of phonological encoding that has already been preserved in memory, rather than re-study of the language.Language training for nonfluent aphasia （NFA） patients rmay increase their verbal expression of unfamiliarwords. Some therapies aimed at the improvement of cognitive functions can facilitate the recovery of NFA patients＇ damaged linguistic functions. Some studies have shown that with music cues NFA patients could fluently sing their familiar songs but could not read the lyrics, consistent with studies of proverbs and prayer） Our previous research has shown that highly related voice cues can improve NFA patients＇ verbal expression.2 These results indicate that the improvement of NFA patients＇ speech production may benefit from regaining the extraction of phonological encoding that has already been preserved in memory, rather than re-study of the language.

关 键 词：nonfluent aphasia IDIOMS speech production 

分 类 号：R741[医药卫生—神经病学与精神病学]