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A computer-based microworld for the assessment and remediation of sentence processing deficits in aphasia.

Thesis
Crerar, M. A. A computer-based microworld for the assessment and remediation of sentence processing deficits in aphasia. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4968
This thesis investigates impairments of written sentence comprehension in 14 aphasic adults. The primary purpose of the research was to apply computer technology to the proces...

Validating a standardised test battery for synesthesia: Does the Synesthesia Battery reliably detect synesthesia?

Journal Article
Carmichael, D., Down, M., Shillcock, R., Eagleman, D., & Simner, J. (2015)
Validating a standardised test battery for synesthesia: Does the Synesthesia Battery reliably detect synesthesia?. Consciousness and Cognition, 33, 375-385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2015.02.001
Synesthesia is a neurological condition that gives rise to unusual secondary sensations (e.g., reading letters might trigger the experience of colour). Testing the consistency...

People with Aphasia: Capacity to Consent, Research Participation and Intervention Inequalities

Journal Article
Brady, M. C., Fredrick, A., & Williams, B. (2013)
People with Aphasia: Capacity to Consent, Research Participation and Intervention Inequalities. International Journal of Stroke, 8(3), 193-196. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-4949.2012.00900.x
Of 14 randomized controlled trials included in the recent Cochrane review of the evidence relating to information provision after stroke, only one included people with aphasia...