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Most people have not heard about aphasia, nor do they know the term until someone in their family or a friend acquires aphasia. Aphasia is an impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write. Effective communication is crucial to comprehensive assessment of mental problems occurring in seniors. Learning more about aphasia can be an excellent way to improve ones skills in providing care. Aphasia is always due to injury to the brain. It… Continue

Be a part of an important VCU study conducted to determine if medications for common conditions have an effect on memory, cognition and behavior when they are taken together with Alzheimer’s disease medications. For more information, please contact: Patricia Slattum, PharmD, PhD Sch… Continue

The following describes a research study conducted by Dr. Kirk Warren Brown, Principal Investigator, in the Department of Psychology, and Dr. Connie Coogle, Co-Principal Investigator, in the Virginia Center on Aging, both of Virginia Commonwealth University. The study is a… Continue