Comprehension and production of nouns and verbs in temporal lobe epilepsy

Yurchenko, Anna; Golovteev, A L; Kopachev, D N; Dragoy, Olga

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.07.006

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“…For instance, the assessment instruments developed by our group (such as the Russian Aphasia Test-see next section for more details) are largely based on stimuli from these databases. Many of our subsequent experiments rely on these stimuli as well (e.g., Yurchenko et al, 2017;Soloukhina and Ivanova, 2018;Malyutina and Zelenkova, 2020). In other words, without this groundwork of creating a database of stimuli, the next set of projects would not be possible.…”

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Advancing Neurolinguistics in Russia: Experience and Implications of Building Experimental Research and Evidence-Based Practices

Ivanova¹,

Malyutina²,

Dragoy

2021

Front. Psychol.

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Russia has rich theoretical and behavioral research traditions in neurolinguistics and neuropsychology, but at the beginning of the twenty-first century contemporary experimental research in these disciplines remained limited, leading to proliferation of non-evidence-based approaches in education, healthcare, and public beliefs. An academic response to this was the establishment of the Center for Language and Brain at the HSE University, Moscow, which focused on experimental psycho- and neurolinguistic research and related evidence-based practices. The Center has grown from a small group of young researchers to a large interdisciplinary unit that conducts cutting-edge research utilizing multi-site settings and novel structural and functional neuroimaging methods. The overarching aim of the Center's research is to promote scientifically grounded treatment of the language-brain relationship in the educational, clinical, and industry settings. Specifically, translational research at the Center is contributing to the advancement of clinical practice in Russia: from providing the first standardized aphasia language test to implementing protocols for intraoperative language mapping in neurosurgery departments across the country. Within research projects, a new generation of scientists is successfully being fostered, while a broader student audience is reached via courses taught by staff of the Center to students of different majors. Notable examples of public outreach programs at the Center are the Annual Summer Neurolinguistics School attracting hundreds of attendees from different countries each year, and community projects focused on raising awareness about aphasia. Together, these efforts aim to increase scientific knowledge in a multi-professional audience. In this paper, we will share our joint experiences in establishing, building, and promoting a neurolinguistics research center in Russia and the impact that this work has had on the broader public. We will delineate specific milestones of this journey and focus on the main pillars that have contributed to our progress: research, clinical work, teaching, and public outreach programs. We hope that this critical appraisal of our experiences can serve simultaneously as an inspiration and a practical guide for other groups developing research, clinical, and educational programs in different neuroscientific disciplines across the globe and aiming to improve the quality of the neuroscientific information available to the public.

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Advancing Neurolinguistics in Russia: Experience and Implications of Building Experimental Research and Evidence-Based Practices

Ivanova¹,

Malyutina²,

Dragoy

2021

Front. Psychol.

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“…Given that people with neurological conditions including epilepsy may have additional cognitive deficits, this further emphasizes the need for more broadly accessible content at a lower reading level. For example, people with temporal lobe epilepsy may have difficulty interpreting nouns and verbs 8 . Furthermore, childhood‐onset epilepsy has long been associated with lower levels of educational attainment and increased risk of learning problems 9,10 .…”

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“…For example, people with temporal lobe epilepsy may have difficulty interpreting nouns and verbs. 8 Furthermore, childhood-onset epilepsy has long been associated with lower levels of educational attainment and increased risk of learning problems. 9,10 One study measured educational achievement based on reading ability and found an increased risk of educational delay in children with refractory epilepsy.…”

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Readability and content gaps in online epilepsy surgery materials as potential health literacy and shared‐decision‐making barriers

Seneviratne,

Ho,

Boro

et al. 2023

Epilepsia Open

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ObjectiveEpilepsy surgery is an effective albeit underused treatment for refractory epilepsy, and online materials are vital to patient understanding of the complex process. Our goal is to analyze readability and content inclusion of online patient health education materials designed for epilepsy surgery.MethodsA private browser setting was used on Google and Bing to identify the top 100 search results for the terms “epilepsy+surgery”. Scientific papers, insurance pages, pay‐wall access sites, and non‐text content were excluded. The website text was re‐formatted to exclude graphics, contact information, links, and headers. Readability metrics were calculated using an online tool. Text content was analyzed for inclusion of important concepts (pre‐surgical evaluation, complications, risks of continued seizures, types of surgery, complimentary diagrams/audiovisual material). Comparison of readability and content inclusion were performed as a function of organization types (epilepsy center, community health organization, pediatric‐specific) and location (region, country).ResultsBrowser search yielded 82 distinct websites with information regarding epilepsy surgery, with 98.7% of websites exceeding the recommended 6th‐grade reading level for health information. Epilepsy centers had significantly worse readability (Flesch‐Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL) p<0.01 and Flesch Reading Ease (FRE) p<0.05). Content analysis showed that only 37% of websites discuss surgical side effects and only 23% mention the risks of continued seizures. Epilepsy centers were less likely to report information on surgical side effects (p<0.001). UK‐based websites had better readability (FKGL p<0.01 and FRE p<0.01) and were more likely to discuss side effects (p=0.01) compared to US‐based websites.SignificanceThe majority of online health content is overly complex and relatively incomplete in multiple key areas important to health literacy and understanding of surgical candidacy. Our findings suggest academic organizations, including level 4 epilepsy centers, need to simplify and broaden online education resources. More comprehensive, publicly accessible, and readable information may lead to better shared decision‐making.

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Examining the Effect of Semantic Relatedness on the Acquisition of English Collocations

Jiang

Jong

Tse

et al. 2019

J Psycholinguist Res

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Comprehension and production of nouns and verbs in temporal lobe epilepsy

Cited by 7 publications

References 53 publications

Advancing Neurolinguistics in Russia: Experience and Implications of Building Experimental Research and Evidence-Based Practices

Advancing Neurolinguistics in Russia: Experience and Implications of Building Experimental Research and Evidence-Based Practices

Readability and content gaps in online epilepsy surgery materials as potential health literacy and shared‐decision‐making barriers

Examining the Effect of Semantic Relatedness on the Acquisition of English Collocations

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