A new study comparing stroke survivors with healthy adults reveals that post-stroke language disorders stem not from slower ...

Following stroke, some people experience a language disorder that hinders their ability to process speech sounds.

People with a stroke-related language disorder have key differences in brain activity compared to healthy controls that may explain their impaired verbal speech processing.

But for those who had experienced a stroke, the brain stopped processing the sound too quickly. As a result, they had trouble ...

Medically reviewed by Sukaina Hasnie, MD Key Takeaways Auditory processing disorder (APD) in adults can lead to issues like communication problems, poor social skills, and depression.APD is linked to ...

A 5-year-old wearing headphones is instructed by a prerecorded voice to repeat what they hear word for word. Such a test, called sentence recall, measures auditory processing, memory and language ...

After years of research, neuroscientists have discovered a new pathway in the human brain that processes the sounds of language. The findings, reported August 18 in the journal Cell, suggest that ...

Speech therapy provides treatment and support for people experiencing speech disorders and communication problems. The approach is useful for treating several issues in both children and adults.