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Michelle Bourque
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Speech-Language Pathologist and founder of NeurAbility, a private practice offering speech and language therapy services to adults with acquired brain injury throughout the province of Nova Scotia.
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Aphasia therapy often occurs in quiet clinic environments, but everyday communication doesn't. People w/aphasia's (PWA's) increased perceived difficulty for coping w/ background noise should be acknowledged, & training should be designed to prepare them for this. pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
“Competing Noises”: How Background Noise Impacts the Communication Experiences of People With Mild-to-Moderate Aphasia
Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the subjective experiences of people with aphasia when communicating in the presence of various typ...
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December 4, 2024 at 12:20 AM
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Congratulations to Dr. Aura Kagan! Her work has had a profound impact on Canadians living with aphasia and the SLPs who work with them.
#aphasia #supportedconversation #lifeparticipation #LPAA #acknowledgingcompetence #stroke #ABI #overcomingbarriers #livingwithaphasia #SLPeeps #SLPinspiration
Member of the Order of Canada. We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Aura Kagan, our esteemed colleague, friend, and mentor, has been appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada (C.M.) to celebrate her exceptional contributions to Canadian society and her groundbreaking work in the field of aphasia. Congratulations, Dr. Aura Kagan.
December 18, 2024 at 11:00 PM
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Interesting findings here - would be great to study the rehab potential of this mechanism of neuroplasticity for individuals with aphasia.

#neurosky #rehabdreams #aphasiatherapy #neuroplasticity #aphasia #aphasiology #SLPeeps #sleephygiene #thepowerofdreams

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Sleep Boosts Language Learning and Memory Consolidation - Neuroscience News
Researchers found that sleep enhances memory of new words and grammar by synchronizing specific brainwave patterns during NREM sleep.
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December 13, 2024 at 9:02 PM