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We are really talking about a day where we can build
interfaces with the brain, Shenoy said. If it is a
spinal cord injury, we can bypass it. If you re blind, we
could write visual images into areas of the brain, he
explained. microsoft
The difference in treating spinal cord injuries with stem
cells or with a neuroprosthetic is that stem cells have the
potential for a cure, Shenoy said. What we are talking
about isn t a cure, it s a remediation, it s a
bypass, he said. laptop computers
In a News and Views article in the same issue of
Nature, one expert surveyed recent progress in
neuroprosthetics. Stephen H. Scott, from the Centre for
Neuroscience Studies at Queens University, Kingston, Ontario,
Canada, said these devices will probably do more than just help
patients communicate. They may also help them regain control of
important bodily processes such as bladder function, he
said. laptop computer
Whether this technology can actually help someone regain
their ability to walk is more doubtful, Scott said. Are
they going to be able to run an electric wheelchair I think
they could do that. It s possible they could drive a car.
Getting them to walk is harder, he said. More
information Find out more about paralysis at the
Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource
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SOURCES: Leigh Hochberg, M.D., Ph.D., neurologist,
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Krishna Shenoy, Ph.D.,
assistant professor, electrical engineering and neuroscience,
Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.; Stephen H. Scott, Ph.D.,
professor, department of anatomy and cell biology, and member,
Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queens University, Kingston,
Ontario, Canada; Bijan Pesaran, Ph.D., assistant professor,
neural science, New York University Center for Neural Science,
New York City; July 13, 2006, Nature notebooks
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Aphasia: A Virtual Prison That
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Brain disorder can leave patients unable to communicate
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
Updated: 4/26/2007 3:31:22 PM Print Article Email
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THURSDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- You re like a
prisoner in your own mind: People talk, but you can t
understand a word they re saying, even though they seem to
get what you re telling them. Or you can comprehend what
someone is telling you, but when you try to respond, nothing
but gibberish escapes your mouth. Or nothing that s written
makes sense to you. Or, if it does, you can t write
anything yourself that s intelligible. travelstar
This nightmarish scenario is the language disorder called
aphasia, a devastating condition that can take several forms,
robbing patients of their ability to either speak or comprehend
or -- in worst cases -- both. gateway
Nearly one million Americans -- about one in 300 people --
suffer from aphasia, according to the National Aphasia
Foundation, a nonprofit group dedicated to educating the public
about the disorder. Aphasia is more common than Parkinson s
disease, cerebral palsy or muscular dystrophy. Despite that,
most people have never heard of the disorder or understand its
symptoms. laptop parts
Aphasia results from damage to the brain s language
centers, typically found in the left hemisphere, according to
the National Institutes of Health. There is no known cure.
About three-quarters of aphasia cases occur due to stroke, said
Dr. Martha Taylor Sarno, professor of rehabilitation medicine
at New York University School of Medicine. The disorder can
also be triggered by blows to the head, brain tumors, brain
infections, and other conditions of the brain. software
The effects vary from person to person, she said.
Aphasia comes in so many different configurations,
added Sarno, who s also director of the Speech-Language
Pathology Department at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation
Medicine in New York City. One person might have all
comprehension gone but can communicate. Others can communicate
but don t understand a thing. It all changes depending on
where the damage is in the brain, she said. hard drives
The National Aphasia Association divides the condition into
two broad categories -- fluent and nonfluent aphasia. People
with fluent aphasia have trouble understanding spoken and
written language, while people with nonfluent aphasia have
problems communicating orally and in writing. The association
categorizes some specific types of aphasia, including: electronics
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Global aphasia, the most severe form of the disorder, in
which the patient can produce few recognizable words and
understands little or no spoken language. They can neither
read nor write. This form is often seen immediately after a
person suffers a stroke, but if the damage is not too
extensive, they will regain all their language capability
or suffer a less severe type of aphasia. But if the brain
damage is severe, the disability may last a lifetime. canon
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Broca s aphasia, in which speech output is severely
reduced, limited mainly to short utterances of less than
four words. Vocabulary is limited, and speaking can be
torturous. However, the person may understand speech and be
able to read. desktop pc
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Wernicke s aphasia, in which the ability to grasp
the meaning of spoken words is impaired. However, the
person can speak relatively well, although sentences
sometimes do not make sense. Reading and writing are often
severely impaired. desktop computers
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Anomic aphasia, in which the person has a persistent
inability to supply words for the things they want to talk
about, particularly nouns and verbs. think pad
The only treatment for the disorder is therapy, in which
aphasia victims are taught ways to get around their
communication blocks. For example, Harvey Alter, president of
the National Aphasia Foundation, ended up settling on a musical
solution to his aphasia. I think I am singing,
Alter said, in a voice that is slightly mechanical but
otherwise normal. What I do is called melodic tone
intervention. I just substitute words into songs, and practice
a long time until the words and song become one. repair
Patients also might be taught to point at something that
represents the word they re searching for, or describe the
word -- for example, gesturing toward a desk. However, a new
form of aphasia therapy runs counter to those compensatory
tactics. In constraint-induced therapy, patients are asked to
speak without resorting to any gestures or other means of
communication. The theory, which is under investigation, is
that the brain will find new pathways through which to supply
oral communication if no other options are available. data recovery
In essence, it s kind of a forced method,
Sarno said. You force a patient to keep talking, no
matter what comes out. It s become a topic of interest in
the literature. If speaking to someone with aphasia,
patience is key, Sarno and Alter said. Tell the person to
speak slowly, take a breath, and that you ll be there to
listen to what they have to say, Alter said. Make
them feel at ease. It also helps if you hold the
conversation in a quiet spot. cisco
If the ambient noise in the room is high, it makes it
much harder for a person with aphasia to communicate,
Sarno said. Take away as many of the distractions as you
can. More information To learn more,
visit the National Aphasia Association.
SOURCES: Harvey Alter, president, National Aphasia Foundation,
New York City; Martha Taylor Sarno, M.D., professor of
rehabilitation medicine at New York University School of
Medicine, and director of the Speech-Language Pathology
Department at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine,
New York City; National Aphasia Foundation; National Institutes
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-- Amblyopia, or lazy eye, is a condition in which vision is
impaired, typically in only one eye. desktop
Lazy eye occurs when the brain, for reasons that aren t
clear, is unable to translate images received by the affected
eye. The condition cannot be corrected with regular glasses or
contact lenses. The Optometrists Network says early pediatric
eye exams are extremely important. If detected early, lazy eye
can usually be corrected. Treatments later in life -- after age
17 -- often are not as effective. infosys
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may encourage proper visual processing of the affected eye to
the brain. Detection and correction before age 2 offers the
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