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IMITATE: An intensive computer-based treatment for aphasia based on action observation and imitation

2009; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 24; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/02687030802714157

1464-5041

Jaime Lee, Robert Fowler, Daniel Rodney, Leora R. Cherney, Steven L. Small,

Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism

Background: Neurophysiological evidence from primates has demonstrated the presence of mirror neurons, with visual and motor properties, that discharge both when an action is performed and during observation of the same action. A similar system for observation–execution matching may also exist in humans. We postulate that behavioural stimulation of this parietal-frontal system may play an important role in motor learning for speech and thereby aid language recovery after stroke.