Aphasia Center
How Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Aphasia Program Helps Participants
Aphasia Day 2018 presentation by Melanie Drane
Our Projects
Take a look at a few of the projects we work on everyday.
Clinical Trials
Join our research in progress by volunteering to be a participant.
Timing of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with speech and language therapy (SLT): An Intervention Development study for Aphasia
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Modulating stimuli intensity to improve clinical outcomes in aphasia treatment
We are conducting a research study that will help us understand how to better schedule speech and language therapy. The therapy can be done from home on either your personal computer or laptop that we will lend to you.
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Trajectory of Recovery in Aphasia
To describe trajectories of change in persons with aphasia during inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation to 18 months following stroke.
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Who Benefits From an Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program?
This article summarizes current outcomes from intensive comprehensive aphasia programs (ICAPs) and examines data from one ICAP to identify those who respond and do not respond to treatment.
read moreAttention Process Training-3 to improve reading comprehension in mild aphasia: A single-case experimental design study.
read moreScript Templates: A Practical Approach to Script Training in Aphasia.
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Latest Updates
Education & Support Series for Mental Health in Parkinson's
A patient & care partner education and support series covering a variety of topics related to caring for mental health in Parkinson's disease, including music and speech therapy, nutrition, mindfulness, and physical exercise.
