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Why the use of ideographic codes does not improve communicative skills in patients with severe aphasia?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2023

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Guido Gainotti*
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Institute of Neurology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Roma, Italy guido.gainotti@unicatt.it; WWW.Unicatt.it
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Abstract

In his target article, Morin claims that ideographic codes are exceedingly difficult to use. In my commentary I will show that the use of Bliss symbols does not improve the communicative abilities of aphasic patients with severe language disorders. This failure to remediate communication disorders may result from disruption of inner language allowing to translate ideographic codes into spoken language.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e242
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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