Article published in:
Neural Correlates of Lexical Processing[The Mental Lexicon 8:2] 2013
► pp. 195–215
Recovery from anomia following Semantic Feature Analysis
Therapy-induced neuroplasticity relies upon a circuit involving motor and language processing areas
Ana Inès Ansaldo | École d’orthophonie et d’audiologie, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada
Our previous work (Marcotte et al., 2012) reported neurofunctional changes associated with recovery from anomia following Semantic Feature Analysis (SFA) in a group of participants with moderate to severe chronic anomia, providing evidence of therapy-induced neuroplasticity in chronic aphasia. The activation patterns observed concurrently with the recovery of naming suggest that SFA triggers the recruitment of an alternative pathway involving the left precentral gyrus and the left inferior parietal lobule, both of which are part of the Mirror Neuron System (MNS). SFA’s potential role in triggering the recruitment of the MNS is discussed, in line with Embodied Cognition Theory and other theoretical frameworks opening a window on aphasia therapy issues and the intricate links between motor and language processing.
Keywords: aphasia, motor neuron system, Semantic Feature Analysis, Embodied Cognition
Published online: 15 November 2013
https://doi.org/10.1075/ml.8.2.04dur
https://doi.org/10.1075/ml.8.2.04dur
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