Facilitating Word Retrieval in Aphasia: Which Type of Cues for Which Aphasic Speakers?

ABSTRACT: Background: Even if both phonological and semantic cues can facilitate word retrieval in aphasia, it remains unclear if their respective effectiveness varies according to the underlying anomic profile. Aim: The aim of the present facilitation study is to compare the effect of phonological and semantic cues on picture naming accuracy and speed in different types of anomia. Methods: In the present within-subject design study, 15 aphasic persons following brain damage underwent picture naming paradigms with semantic cues (categorically- or associatively related) and phonological cues (initial phoneme presented auditorily, visually or both). Results: At the group level, semantic cueing was as effective as phonological cueing to significantly speed up picture naming. However, while phonological

SUBMITTER: Python G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8662555 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature