Journal of Phonetics & Audiology
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Vanja Kljajevic

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• Research Article
  The Impact of Left Temporal Lobe Glioma on Inner Speech
  Author(s): Vanja Kljajevic, Estibaliz Ugarte Gómez, Johanne Hatteland Somme and Cristina López Vanja Kljajevic, Estibaliz Ugarte Gómez, Johanne Hatteland Somme and Cristina López
  
  Background: Inner speech has an important role in many human cognitive functions. Even though it has been extensively studied in post-stroke aphasic patients, there is currently no understanding on how slow-growing lesions affect inner speech abilities. Methods: In the present study we investigated inner speech abilities in a 41-year-old, right-handed man, MN, who was diagnosed with low-grade glioma three years earlier. We tested his performance on a wide range of standard cognitive tests and on four experiments specifically designed to assess inner speech abilities, involving: silent rhyme judgments, syllable discrimination, and identification of words in compounds and names for numbers. Control data were obtained from 10 neurologically intact adults. Results: The modified t-test revealed that, in comparison with the HC.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2471-9455.1000135

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