Aphasia

Section 1. History and Conceptual Models of Language and the Brain<br>1. History of aphasia: A broad overview<br>2. Broca-Wernicke theories: A historical perspective<br>Section 2. Neuroanatomy of Speech and Language<br>3. Vascular syndromes: Revisiting classification of post-stroke aphasia<br>4. The dual stream model of speech and language processing<br>5. Types of motor speech impairments associated with neurologic diseases<br>6. Clinical and neuroimaging characteristics of primary progressive aphasia<br>7. The role of disrupted functional connectivity in aphasia<br>8. The role of disrupted structural connectivity in aphasia<br>Section 3. Language Recovery <br>9. Functional MRI evidence for reorganization of language networks after stroke<br>10. The contribution of positron emission tomography to the study of aphasia <br>11. Electrophysiologic evidence of reorganization in post-stroke aphasia<br>12. Assessment of language impairment and function <br>Section 4. Language Intervention<br>13. Behavioral interventions for post-stroke aphasia <br>14. Behavioral interventions for primary progressive aphasia <br>15. Noninvasive brain stimulation to augment language therapy for post-stroke aphasia <br>16. Noninvasive brain stimulation to augment language therapy for primary progressive aphasia <br>17. Better language through chemistry: Augmenting speech-language therapy with pharmacotherapy in the treatment of aphasia<br>Section 5. Recent Advances<br>18. Ethical considerations in the management of post-stroke aphasia<br>19. Genetics in aphasia recovery<br>20. Sign language aphasia