Here are the links to the aphasia videos that I had hoped to show in today’s class. You’ll recognize the audio portions, which we did manage to listen to…hopefully the video will help to better illustrate the exact nature of these language disturbances.
Also, here is a video concerning anomic aphasia, illustrating the patient’s inability to perform a simple naming task:
My apologies for the technical difficulties this morning…I usually have no trouble hooking my laptop up to the classroom’s A/V system, but for some reason it just wasn’t happening today!
Since, in my somewhat flustered state, I forgot to double-check that everyone had received a copy of today’s class handout, I’m posting it here in its entirety:
LX245: 11/16 Class Handout (Language Aphasias)
(Note that we didn’t discuss the material on pg. 5 regarding signed-language aphasias, and so you won’t be responsible for that material on Monday’s quiz.)