Understanding Aphasia

This is a comprehensive, interpretive account of aphasia written to appeal to a broad audience. It combines historical, anatomic, and psychological approaches toward understanding the nature of aphasia. Included is a discussion of the brain-language relationship, the symptoms and syndromes common to aphasia, and alternative approaches to classification. Integrates phenomenology of aphasic symptoms with the anatomy of language and current theories of brain-language relationsTraces history of aphasic theory, from pre-Broca to contemporary theoryProvides detailed review of manifestations of aphasia in every language modalityContains critical analysis of neurolinguistic inter-relations