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Welcome Back. Pick up a Packet!. UAA, Cody Augdahl, 2005. Purves, Neuroscience, 2004. Circle of Willis. Major Arteries. Major Arteries. Ganglionic Arteries. Cortical Supply. Deep Regions of Cortical Supply. Aphasias.
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Welcome Back • Pick up a Packet! UAA, Cody Augdahl, 2005
Aphasias • Early studies revealed that damage to each of two cortical areas; one in the lateral frontal region and the other in the posterior superior temporal lobe, was associated with language impairment. • Aphasia is a defect in language processing caused by dysfunction of the dominant hemisphere
Aphasias • Connections through the corpus callosum incorporate the non-dominant hemisphere in both recognition and production of the affective elements of speech • Difficulty with intended tone of other’s voice as well as appropriate expression of their own voice
Aphasias • Disorders Commonly Mistaken for Aphasia- • Speech Production Disorders- dysarthria, mutism • Auditory Disorders • Defects in Arousal and Attention • Psychiatric Disorders- schizophrenia, conversion disorders, somatoform disorders • Uncooperative Patient
Wernicke’s Area • Area- Brodmann 22 (adjacent to primary auditory cortex) • Posterior 2/3rds of Superior Temporal Gyrus in Dominant Hemisphere • Initial steps of the processing of language, identification of sound sequences for meaningful comprehension
Wernicke’s Aphasia • Impaired Comprehension • Paraphasic Errors - inappropriate substitutions, or a part of a word • Neologisms (nonwords) • Difficulty naming • Usually unaware of their deficit (anosognosia)
Broca’s Area • Areas Brodmann 44-45 • Inferior Frontal Gyrus in Dominant Hemisphere • Motor program that activates particular sequences of sounds to produce words • The articulation of sounds (speech) originates from the face area of the primary motor cortex
Broca’s Aphasia • Decreased Fluency of Spontaneous Speech • Phrase length < 5 words • Content words (nouns) > Function Words (prepositions, articles) • Naming difficulties • Aware of their deficit • Global Aphasia?
Communication between Wernicke’s and Broca’s Areas • Subcortical White Matter Pathway called the Arcuate Fasciculus Neuroscience, 2006
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