Multimodal Communication in Aphasia: Perception and Production of Co-speech Gestures During Face-to-Face Conversation

The role of nonverbal communication in patients with post-stroke language impairment (aphasia) is not yet fully understood. This study investigated how aphasic patients perceive and produce co-speech gestures during face-to-face interaction, and whether distinct brain lesions would predict the frequ...

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Main Authors: Basil C. Preisig, Noëmi Eggenberger, Dario Cazzoli, Thomas Nyffeler, Klemens Gutbrod, Jean-Marie Annoni, Jurka R. Meichtry, Tobias Nef, René M. Müri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00200/full