Mindfulness meditation in aphasia: A case report
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Background Despite the potential behavioral and neurological benefits of Mindfulness Meditation (MM), its use in treating stroke related communication disabilities appears to be underexplored. Specifically, aphasia, a language disorder resulting from stroke, may be amenable to the benefits of MM because of the observed attention problems often underlying the language symptoms. Objective The current paper presents a case report of an adult with aphasia who was trained in MM. Method An adult with aphasia completed a five-day mindfulness training, and was assessed on measures of language, attention, and physiological measures of cortisol and heart rate variability. She completed four assessments: two baseline measures, immediately post training, and one week post training (maintenance). Results Overall, changes were observed in both psychophysiological measures (heart rate and heart rate variability) and behavioral measures (word productivity, phrase length, word generation, decreased impulsivity, and increased attention). Conclusion Given the psychophysiological and behavioral changes observed in this individual, further exploration of the influence of MM in the treatment of post-stroke aphasia is warranted.
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Meditation has received increased attention in aphasia research in recent years, with studies exploring its rehabilitation potential for cognitive and linguistic change.
“Meditation has received increased attention in aphasia research in recent years, with studies exploring its rehabilitation potential in promoting cognitive and linguistic change (Dickinson, Friary, & McCann, 2017;Laures-Gore & Marshall, 2016).”
From “Giving yourself some breathing room…”: an exploration of group meditation for people with aphasia (2021) · cites this paper as Laures-Gore & Marshall, 2016
Only one study has reported significantly improved linguistic outcomes following meditation in people with aphasia.
“while only one study has reported significantly improved linguistic outcomes (Laures-Gore & Marshall, 2016).”
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A small body of quantitative research has investigated the impact of meditation on attention, anxiety and language outcomes in people with aphasia.
“a small body of quantitative research has investigated the impact of meditation on attention, anxiety and language outcomes in people with aphasia (PwA) (Dickinson et al., 2017;Laures-Gore & Marshall, 2016;Marshall, Laures-Gore, & Love, 2017;Orenstein, Basilakos, & Marshall, 2012).”
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- Authors
- Laures-Gore, J., & Marshall, R. S.
- Affiliations
- Georgia State University (US)
- University of Georgia (US)
- Venue
- NeuroRehabilitation
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2016-06-03
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 321-329
- ISSN
- 1053-8135 (ISSN-L)
- 1878-6448
- OpenAlex
- W2336962212
- Cited by
- 44
- References
- 59
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 25 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2
- FWCI
- 12.93
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Neurorehabilitation (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Keywords
- mindfulness meditation, aphasia, stroke, attention, heart rate variability, cortisol, impulsivity, word production, language rehabilitation
- MeSH terms
- Neurological Rehabilitation, Stroke Rehabilitation, Aphasia, Attention, Female, Heart Rate, Humans, Impulsive Behavior, Language, Middle Aged, Treatment Outcome, Meditation, Stroke, Mindfulness
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