Action observation as a useful approach for enhancing recovery of verb production: New evidence from aphasia

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 473-481

  Bonifazi, S ^a   Tomaiuolo, F ^b   Altoe G ^c   Ceravolo, M G ^a   Provinciali, L ^a   Marangolo, P ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b Unità Cerebrolesioni Acquisite Auxilium Vitae Volterra   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mirror neurons; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; ITALY; LINGUISTICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; SEMANTICS; SPEECH THERAPY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGED; APHASIA; FEMALE; GESTURES; HUMANS; ITALY; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; SEMANTICS; STROKE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84887459944     PISSN: 19739087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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