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Saturday, April 02, 2016

Saturday News

Contents of This Week: Saturday News ▶︎ April 2nd / 2016
Mixed transcortical aphasia is the least common of the three transcortical aphasias (behind transcortical motor aphasia and transcortical sensory aphasia, respectively). This type of aphasia can also be referred to as "Isolation Aphasia". This type of aphasia is a result of damage that isolates the language areas (Broca’s, Wernicke’s, and the arcuate fasiculus) from other brain regions. Broca’s, Wernicke’s, and the arcuate fasiculus are left intact; however, they are isolated from other brain regions. A longer definition comes from Wikipedia. 
SSTattler: Short definition from American Speech-Language Hearing Assoc. - Mixed Transcortical Aphasia - A combination of the two transcortical aphasias where both reception and expression are severely impaired but repetition remains intact. 
    • Video: Mixed Transcortical Aphasia
      • Mixed Transcortical Aphasia (Medical Condition)
      • 4 Transcortical Motor Aphasias
      • Transcortical Motor Aphasias
      • Transcortical Sensory Aphasias
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         Apr/09/2016   | Weekly Index from Jan/01/2011 to Apr/2016/02
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    Saturday, March 26, 2016

    Saturday News

    Contents of This Week: Saturday News ▶︎ March 26th / 2016
    Environmental enrichment is the stimulation of the brain by its physical and social surroundings. Brains in richer, more stimulating environments have higher rates of synaptogenesis and more complex dendrite arbors, leading to increased brain activity. This effect takes place primarily during neurodevelopment, but also during adulthood to a lesser degree. With extra synapses there is also increased synapse activity, leading to an increased size and number of glial energy-support cells. Environmental enrichment also enhances capillary vasculation, providing the neurons and glial cells with extra energy. The neuropil (neurons, glial cells, capillaries, combined together) expands, thickening the cortex. Research on rodent brains suggests that environmental enrichment may also lead to an increased rate of neurogenesis. A longer definition comes from Wikipedia. 
      • Video: Environmental Enrichment (Neural)
        • How Does an Enriched Environment Affect the Brain?
        • Melbourne Conversations: Your Brain - How it can Change, Develop and Improve
        • Environmental Design at ArtCenter College of Design
        • Environmental Enrichment Rescues Precocious Critical Period
        • DIY: Easy Environmental Enrichment for Dogs
        • Chimpanzees - Environmental Enrichment
        • Environmental Enrichment
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           Apr/09/2016   | Weekly Index from Jan/01/2011 to Apr/2016/02
           Apr/02/2016   | Mixed Transcortical Aphasia
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      Saturday, March 19, 2016

      Saturday News

      Contents of This Week: Saturday News ▶︎ March 19th / 2016
      Anomic aphasia (also known as dysnomia, nominal aphasia, and amnesic aphasia) is a type of aphasia where an individual has consistent inability to produce words for things that they want to talk about (particularly nouns and verbs). Anomia is a deficit of expressive language. The most pervasive deficit in the aphasias is anomia. Some level of anomia is seen in all of the aphasias. A longer definition comes from Wikipedia. 
        • Video: Anomic Aphasia
          • Update: Sarah Scott teenage stroke, Broca's Aphasia. 
          • Sarah Scott - 6 Years After a Stroke at 18 - Aphasia
          • Young Person with Aphasia -- Sarah's story
          • Sarah -- Anomic Aphasia
          • Grace: Stroke Survivor With Broca's Aphasia, 5 Weeks After Stroke
          • Broca's Aphasia
          • Challenges in Anomic Aphasia
          • Ken: Anomic Aphasia Progress
          • Anomic Aphasia Caregiver Stories -- Stephanie
          • Stephanie Testimonial -- Intensive Aphasia Treatment for Anomic Aphasia
          • The Effect of Broca's aphasia on a Family
          • Mom and I: Anomic Aphasia Take Two (Training)
             Saturday News | Future Topic
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             Apr/09/2016   | Weekly Index from Jan/01/2011 to Apr/2016/02
             Apr/02/2016   | Mixed Transcortical Aphasia
             Mar/26/2016   | Environmental Enrichment (Neural)
             Mar/19/2016   | Anomic Aphasia
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        Saturday, March 12, 2016

        Saturday News

        Contents of This Week: Saturday News ▶︎ March 12th / 2016
        Children copy with their own mouths the words spoken by the mouths of those around them. This enables them to learn the pronunciation of words not already in their vocabulary. Speech repetition is the saying by one individual of the spoken vocalizations made by another individual. This requires the ability in the person making the copy to map the sensory input they hear from the other person's vocal pronunciation into a similar motor output with their own vocal tract. Such speech input output imitation often occurs independently of speech comprehension such as in speech shadowing when a person automatically says words heard in earphones, and the pathological condition of echolalia in which people reflexively repeat overheard words. This links to speech repetition of words being separate in the brain to speech perception. Speech repetition occurs in the dorsal speech processing stream while speech perception occurs in the ventral speech processing stream. Repetitions are often incorporated unawares by this route into spontaneous novel sentences immediately or after delay following storage in phonological memory. A longer definition comes from Wikipedia. 
          • Video: Speech Repetition
            • Speech-Language Therapy: Working with a Patient with Fluent Aphasia
            • Fluent Aphasia (Wernicke's Aphasia)
            • Enabling Fluent Speech In Non-Fluent Aphasia
            • Stroke Victim Wakes Speaking Fluent Welsh
            • Rachael Getting the Word out About Living With Aphasia
            • Amazing Speech Recovery - Stroke Family's Proven Methods Works!
            • Aphasia Speech Therapy (Patient-Michelle, 17 yrs old)
            • Apraxia Of Speech Repetition Struggle
            • Improving Speech for Stroke Patients
            • Speech After Stroke - Treating Aphasia
            • Stroke: Causes and Effects on Speech and Language
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               Apr/02/2016   | Mixed Transcortical Aphasia
               Mar/26/2016   | Environmental Enrichment (Neural)
               Mar/19/2016   | Anomic Aphasia
               Mar/12/2016   | Speech Repetition
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          Saturday, March 05, 2016

          Saturday News

          Contents of This Week: Saturday News ▶︎ March 5th / 2016
          Accessible housing refers to the construction or modification (such as through renovation or home modification) of housing to enable independent living for persons with disabilities. Accessibility is achieved through architectural design, but also by integrating accessibility features such as modified furniture, shelves and cupboards, or even electronic devices in the home. A longer definition comes from Wikipedia. 
            • Video: Accessible Housing
              • Accessible Housing
                • Accessible Home Renovation
              • Ramp
                • How to Build A Home Access Ramp - Part One
                • How to Build A Home Access Ramp - Part Two
                • How to Build A Home Access Ramp - Part Three
                • How to Build A Home Access Ramp - Part Four
              • Kitchen
                • Fair Housing Means Universal Design: With an Emphasis on Kitchens
                • Kitchen Accessibility
                • More Kitchen Accessibility Ideas
              • Bathroom
                • Bathroom
                • How To Install A Wall Mount Bathroom Sink
                • How to Make a Handicap Accessible Shower
              • Hallways & Laundry Room & Living Room & Bathroom
                • Wheelchair Accessible Home
              • Stairways
                • Harmar Pinnacle Premium Stairway Lift
                 Saturday News | Future Topic
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                 Apr/02/2016   | Mixed Transcortical Aphasia
                 Mar/26/2016   | Environmental Enrichment (Neural)
                 Mar/19/2016   | Anomic Aphasia
                 Mar/12/2016   | Speech Repetition
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            Saturday, February 27, 2016

            Saturday News

            Contents of This Week: Saturday News ▶︎ February 27th / 2016
            Webcomics (also known as online comics or Internet comics) are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or in books. Webcomics can be compared to self-published print comics in that almost anyone can create their own webcomic and publish it. Readership levels vary widely; many are read only by the creator's immediate friends and family, while some of the largest claim audiences well over one million readers. Webcomics range from traditional comic strips and graphic novels to avant garde comics, and cover many genres, styles and subjects. Only a select few are financially successful. A longer definition comes from Wikipedia. 
              • Video: Webcomics
                • Author(s)
                  • Webcomic Tips with Scott Johnson of ExtraLife
                  • HOW TO Start a Webcomic! -The Comic Paige
                  • You Should Make a Webcomic
                  • XKCD: Time
                  • Randall Munroe (XKCD): Comics That ask "What If?"
                • Comics, Authors, Make It and Other Stuff
                  • Every Major's Terrible XKCD Sing-a-Long
                  • R. Stevens, Diesel Sweeties - XOXO Festival (2012)
                  • How To Go To Space (with XKCD!)
                  • Making A Softer World
                  • Sludgy Freelance
                  • No Girls Allowed
                  • Interview - The Book of Biff
                   Saturday News | Future Topic
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                   Mar/26/2016   | Environmental Enrichment (Neural)
                   Mar/19/2016   | Anomic Aphasia
                   Mar/12/2016   | Speech Repetition
                   Mar/05/2016   | Accessible Housing
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              Saturday, February 20, 2016

              Saturday News

              Contents of This Week: Saturday News ▶︎ February 20th / 2016
              Spasticity (from Greek spasmos-, meaning "drawing, pulling") is a feature of altered skeletal muscle performance with a combination of paralysis, increased tendon reflex activity and hypertonia. It is also colloquially referred to as an unusual "tightness", stiffness, or "pull" of muscles. Clinically, spasticity results from the loss of inhibition of motor neurons, causing excessive muscle contraction. This ultimately leads to hyperreflexia, an exaggerated deep tendon reflex. Spasticity is often treated with the drug baclofen, which acts as an agonist at GABA receptors, which are inhibitory. A longer definition comes from Wikipedia. 
                • Video: Spasticity
                  • Spasticity: Loosen Up
                  • Stroke and Spasticity: The Recovery Process
                  • How a Baclofen Pump Works
                  • Treatment for Severe Spasticity from Stroke
                  • Physical Therapy for Spasticity
                  • UPDATE Spasticity-Toomer, MD
                  • Fighting Spasticity After Stroke
                  • Teaching - Spasticity - Causes of Limitation & Opening Hand
                  • Teaching - Opening a Spastic Hand
                  • Botox for Post-Stroke Spasticity
                     Saturday News | Future Topic
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                     Mar/19/2016   | Anomic Aphasia
                     Mar/12/2016   | Speech Repetition
                     Mar/05/2016   | Accessible Housing
                     Feb/27/2016   | Webcomics
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                Saturday, February 13, 2016

                Saturday News

                Contents of This Week: Saturday News ▶︎ February 13th / 2016
                Learning disability is a classification that includes several areas of functioning in which a person has difficulty learning in a typical manner, usually caused by an unknown factor or factors. Given the "difficulty learning in a typical manner", this does not exclude the ability to learn in a different manner. Therefore, some people can be more accurately described as having a "Learning Difference", thus avoiding any misconception of being disabled with a lack of ability to learn and possible negative stereotyping. A longer definition comes from Wikipedia. 
                  • Video: Learning Disability
                    • What Are Learning Disabilities?
                    • Learning Disabilities, What Are the Different Types?
                    • What Is Executive Function?
                    • What Is Dyslexia?
                    • What Is Dyspraxia?
                    • What Is Dyscalculia?
                    • What Is Nonverbal Learning Disability?
                    • Strengths of Students with Learning Disabilities and Other Disorders
                    • Famous People With Learning Disabilities
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                  Saturday, February 06, 2016

                  Saturday News

                  Contents of This Week Saturday News ▶︎ February 6th / 2016
                  Reading comprehension is the ability to read text, process it and understand its meaning. An individual's ability to comprehend text is influenced by their traits and skills, one of which is the ability to make inferences. If word recognition is difficult, students use too much of their processing capacity to read individual words, which interferes with their ability to comprehend what is read. There are a number of approaches to improve reading comprehension, including improving one's vocabulary and reading strategies. A longer definition comes from Wikipedia. 
                    • Video: Reading Comprehension
                      • How Does Your Brain Learn To Read?
                      • 10 Tips to Improve Your Reading Comprehension
                      • Reading Comprehension in English
                      • Reading Skills That Work - For Tests And In Class
                      • 4 Strategies to Master Reading Comprehension Skills
                      • Tutoring Tips: Reading Comprehension Strategies
                      • Top 6 Comprehension Strategies
                      • UCL Helps Stroke Victims Learn to Read Again
                      • HBU Read it Right, Make it Stick!
                         Saturday News | Future Topic
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                         Mar/07/2016   | Accessible Housing
                         Feb/27/2016   | Webcomics
                         Feb/23/2016   | Spasticity
                         Feb/13/2016   | Learning Disability
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                    Saturday, January 30, 2016

                    Saturday News

                    Contents of This Week Saturday News ▶︎ January 30th / 2016
                    Neuroregeneration refers to the regrowth or repair of nervous tissues, cells or cell products. Such mechanisms may include generation of new neurons, glia, axons, myelin, or synapses. Neuroregeneration differs between the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and the central nervous system (CNS) by the functional mechanisms and especially the extent and speed. When an axon is damaged, the distal segment undergoes Wallerian degeneration, losing its myelin sheath. The proximal segment can either die by apoptosis or undergo the chromatolytic reaction, which is an attempt at repair. In the CNS, synaptic stripping occurs as glial foot processes invade the dead synapse.

                    Nervous system injuries affect over 90,000 people every year. It is estimated that spinal cord injuries alone affect 10,000 each year. As a result of this high incidence of neurological injuries, nerve regeneration and repair, a subfield of neural tissue engineering, is becoming a rapidly growing field dedicated to the discovery of new ways to recover nerve functionality after injury. A longer definition comes from Wikipedia. 
                      • Video: Neuroregeneration
                        • The Neuroregeneration Program at Johns Hopkins’ Institute for Cell Engineering
                        • Neurology - Nerve Damage and Regeneration
                        • WMIF 2015 | Regeneration, Cell Therapy, and Neurocare: Products? Delivery?
                        • Helping the Body Regrow Nerves - Science Nation
                        • Nerve Regeneration - Everything You Need To Know - Dr. Nabil Ebraheim
                        • Paving the Path for Nerve Regeneration
                        • Project 71 - Microstructure Imaging of Nerve Regeneration Network
                        • KUSI Interview with Dr. Justin Brown, MD Neurosurgeon on Nerve Regeneration Breakthrough
                        • Stem Cells and Neuroregeneration
                           Saturday News | Future Topic
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                           Feb/27/2016   | Webcomics
                           Feb/23/2016   | Spasticity
                           Feb/13/2016   | Learning Disability
                           Feb/06/2016   | Reading Comprehension
                           
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