Measurement of the visual attention patterns of people with aphasia: A preliminary investigation of two types of human engagement in photographic images

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 120-129

  Thiessen, Amber ^a   Beukelman, David ^b   Ullman, Cara ^b   Longenecker, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Augmentative and alternative communication; Engagement; Eye tracking; Visual scenes

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; PHOTOGRAPHY;

APHASIA; AUGMENTATIVE-AND-ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION; ENGAGEMENT; EYE-TRACKING; VISUAL SCENE;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84901989078     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: 14773848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07434618.2014.905798     Document Type: Article

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