Stephen,
Thank you for the reply regarding apraxia and especially for the
references.
Nina
Nina L. Tarner, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
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In response to Nina Tarner's question on apraxi
In response to Nina Tarner's question on apraxia, Gary Klatsky
wrote:
> From Gazzaniga's Cognitive Neuroscience
> There can be an apraxia related to language production. This is seen
> in difficulty pronouncing words. More commonly apraxia is related to
> motor
Liepman also reports another way that apraxia may relate to a language-related
problem. Apraxia for movements of the left hand and arm may result from
"disconnection" of the right motor cortex from the left hemisphere language
processing system (e.g. due to a lesion affecting the corpus callosum).I
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From: Nina Tarner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I am teaching a course on the brain and behavior and the other day
The language comprehension may be tested in a fashion that does not require the actual activity. For instance, to test language alone, the tester could show various pictures (brushing teeth, combing hair, etc.) and ask the patient to choose "brushing teeth" from the selection. This would allow the
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From: Nina Tarner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 4:25 PM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
Subject: question on apraxia
I am teaching a course on the brain and behavior and the other day in
class we were discussing apraxia, which is a cognitive di
I am teaching a course on the brain and behavior and the other day in
class we were discussing apraxia, which is a cognitive disorder where
the person can no longer perform previously familiar movements with
their hands, such as wavinf or brushing your teeth. I am using
Josephine Wilson's text and
