Articles from November 2019

Jean Gordon

Lost Language Found: Gordon Develops Tool to Improve Aphasia Diagnosis

Thursday, November 14, 2019
How would you feel if, in the middle of a conversation, you couldn’t come up with the word for water, shirt, or table—or your own name? If suddenly it was a struggle to comment on a movie or tell a simple story? You’d likely feel confused, embarrassed, frustrated, scared. According to the National Aphasia Association, over two million Americans suffer from aphasia—the inability to speak, write...