Aphasia Committee
Chair
Anu Klippi (Finland)
Committee Members
Pélagie Beeson
Fofi Constandinidou (Cyprus)
Katerina Hilari (UK)
Simon Horton (UK)
Claire Penn (South Africa)
Anastasia Raymer (USA)
Luise Springer (Germany)
Linda Worrall - (Australia)
Nada Zemva (Slovenia)
Purposes
To conduct research into diagnosis and treatment of aphasia in adults and children, and to disseminate the results in the form of a book or a special journal issue.
Previous activities
In 1989, the Aphasia Committee started a tradition of working during every three-year inter-congress period on a specific topic of investigation to be presented at the next IALP world congress. This research has been presented in five books published by Pergamon Press: Foundations of Aphasia Rehabilitation (1993), Aspects of Bilingual Aphasia (1995), Pragmatics in Neurogenic Communication Disorders (1998), Manifestations of Aphasia Symptoms in Different Languages (2001), and Neurogenic Language Disorders in Children (2004).
Recent achievements
The topic under investigation during the 2004-2007 inter-congress period was the role of the cerebellum in language processes, as well as diagnostic and therapeutic matters related to cerebellar-induced language disorders. The results were published in a special issue of Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica [2007: 59(4): pp. 159-218] guest-edited by the committee chair. This special issue was officially introduced during the 27th IALP World Congress held in Copenhagen (2007), where the committee organized a symposium on The Cerebellum and Language.
Current topic of discussion
The topic under investigation during the current inter-congress period is: Intervention approaches to language and communication disorders (including both assessment and therapy).
Future plans
To organize a symposium during the 29th IALP World Congress to be held in Torino, Italy (2013) in order to present the results of the current research, and to publish the results in a special issue of Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedic.
Person to contact
Anu Klippi
Chair of Aphasia Committee
"The Cerebellum and Language", special topic issue of FOLIA PHONIATRICA ET LOGOPAEDICA
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Editor(s): Paquier, P. (Brussels/Antwerp)
Recent anatomical, clinical and neuroimaging studies have shown that the cerebellum is implicated in several higher cognitive functions such as language, memory, executive functions, visuospatial skills, thought modulation and emotional regulation of behavior. |
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