Open AccessIndirect White Matter Pathways Are Associated With Treated Naming Improvement in Aphasia
Author(s) -
Janina Wilmskoetter,
Julius Fridriksson,
Alexandra Basilakos,
Lorelei Phillip Johnson,
Barbara Marebwa,
Chris Rorden,
Graham Warner,
Gregory Hickok,
Argye E. Hillis,
Leonardo Bonilha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neurorehabilitation and neural repair
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1552-6844
pISSN - 1545-9683
DOI - 10.1177/1545968321999052
Subject(s) - transcranial direct current stimulation , aphasia , disconnection , psychology , white matter , superior temporal gyrus , audiology , stroke (engine) , neuroscience , brain stimulation , angular gyrus , supramarginal gyrus , lateralization of brain function , middle frontal gyrus , superior frontal gyrus , inferior frontal gyrus , cognitive psychology , stimulation , medicine , cognition , functional magnetic resonance imaging , magnetic resonance imaging , mechanical engineering , engineering , political science , law , radiology
White matter disconnection of language-specific brain regions associates with worse aphasia recovery. Despite a loss of direct connections, many stroke survivors may maintain indirect connections between brain regions.