PSYB65H3 Lecture : lecture notes 11 - aphasia
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Damage language area in left hemisphere receptive aphasia. Problem in receiving information of language pure word deafness-- Problems in relating incoming sounds into representations which allow the under standing of sounds (inability to make language sense of sounds) Damage to temporal area near the primary auditory cortex (dorsal portion of tem poral lobe) Patients have normal ability to read, write and speak by themselves but inabili ty to repeat what other people says. Language input from any sensors other than ears can be associated well in brain. Problems in selecting and arranging meaningful units in the eventual convergece into comprehensible coherent speech (inability to put language units together) Making unintelligent statement, long time chart but make no sense. Harmony of a language is keeping (sound like normal language, not just words" m ixture) Patients even don"t aware they have this impairment. Respond poorly to commands, cannot repeat other"s speech unless short familiar phrases.
