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Where the Magician Lives: An Ontological Problem in the Anthropology of Magic

Anthropology of Consciousness, Volume 37, Issue 2, Fall 2026.
ABSTRACT The purpose of the present study is to outline a theoretical framework in which the anthropologist can introduce a naturalistic approach, which will not be conflicted with scientific discourses, into his ethnographic work. First of all, I argue that the principles of magic can be understood as a part of social cognitive causal chains, based on
Keishi Okamoto
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The role of human parietal area 7A as a link between sequencing in hand actions and in overt speech production

Frontiers in Psychology, 2012
Research on the evolutionary basis of the human language faculty has proposed the mirror neuron system as a link between motor processing and speech development.
Stefan eHeim, Stefan eHeim, Stefan eHeim, Katrin eAmunts, Katrin eAmunts, Tanja eHensel, Tanja eHensel, Marion eGrande, Walter eHuber, Ferdinand eBinkofski, Simon B. Eickhoff, Simon B. Eickhoff   +11 more
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Challenges in Assessing Aphasia in Congenital Blind Patients: A Case Report

Reports, 2023
This case report focuses on assessing aphasia in a congenitally blind patient with an ischemic lesion using the Aachener Aphasia Test. The method involved adapting existing assessment tools to the patient, integrating Braille as an accessible technology,
Maria Grazia Nicoletta, Francesco Riganello, Lucia Francesca Lucca, Maria Daniela Cortese   +3 more
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Structural Brain Correlates of Speech Disfluency in Early Childhood: A Dimensional Analysis in a Population‐Based Cohort

European Journal of Neuroscience, Volume 64, Issue 4, August 2026.
FinnBrain 5‐year‐olds (N = 120): speech disfluency measured continuously (SLDs/ODs) from conversational samples. Whole‐brain VBM tested grey matter–disfluency links. Higher SLDs showed robust positive GMV associations in left middle frontal gyrus and right superior frontal gyrus across model checks; ODs and cortical thickness/surface area showed no ...
Ashmeet Jolly, Aura Yli‐Savola, Elmo P. Pulli, Essi Saloranta, Henry Railo, Harri Merisaari, Ekaterina Saukko, Eero Silver, Venla Kumpulainen, Anni Copeland, Hasse Karlsson, Linnea Karlsson, Niina Junttila, Elina Mainela‐Arnold, Jetro J. Tuulari   +14 more
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Intervenção fonoaudiológica na afasia expressiva: revisão integrativa

Audiology: Communication Research
RESUMO Introdução Por meio da intervenção fonoaudiológica, é possível diminuir os sintomas da afasia. Objetivos Verificar os métodos de intervenção fonoaudiológica na afasia expressiva.
Raira Fernanda Altmann, Arieli Bastos da Silveira, Karina Carlesso Pagliarin   +2 more
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Cystic Meningioma with Interesting Imaging Characteristics in Frontal Region: A Case Report

Case Reports in Clinical Practice, 2022
Introduction: Cystic meningioma is an unusual shape of meningioma, and the imaging manifestations and site of the solid/cystic components of the mass increase our difficulties in making a diagnosis.
Leila Aghaghazvini, Milad Sanginabadi, Bahman Rasuli, Salma Sefidbakht, Ala Torabi   +4 more
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Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome With Higher Brain Dysfunction in Which Arterial Spin Labeling Revealed Abnormal Cerebral Blood Flow: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Treatment for hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome (HHS) was initiated for a transferred unconscious patient. Aphasia and agnosia remained even after metabolic improvement. Arterial spin labeling (ASL) indicated increased blood flow in the left temporal and parietal lobes.
Go Yoshimichi
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Exploring Linguistic Impairments of the Patients of Brocaas Aphasia and Wernickeas Aphasia in Bangladesh [PDF]

, 2015
Language performance of human beings is inseparably related to their brain There are some specific areas in the brain that are responsible for language understanding organizing and producing Broca s area and Wernicke s area are two such types of ...
Md. Mahbubul Alam
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Non-linguistic abilities in aphasia [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Understanding the pattern of non-linguistic abilities in aphasia has been a controversial question. We hypothesized that only some aphasia patients, particularly patients with fluent forms of aphasia and global aphasia, would present deficits
González Victoriano, Rafael, Ardila, Alfredo, Rojas Herrera, Macarena   +2 more
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Broca and the General Language Faculty

Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia, 2013
In this paper, I examine the important impact of Paul Broca on our understanding of language. Broca not only discovered the brain area responsible for language production, but he also highlighted the importance of a general language faculty – as ...
Grazia Basile
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