The FSU Aphasia Research Laboratory is located in the School of Communication Science and Disorders at Florida State University.
What is Aphasia?
Aphasia is an acquired language disorder that results from brain injury, usually from a stroke in the left side of the brain. Aphasia affects a person’s ability to talk, understand, read, and write. Learn more here
What Kind of Aphasia Research Do We Do?
We study how aphasia influences a person's communication abilities, and we design and test out behavioral treatments that can help people with aphasia improve their daily communication. We have a particular interest in the rehabilitation of written language (reading and spelling) abilities after stroke.
We also study the impact of aphasia on the friendships and social well-being of people with aphasia and their care partners and are working towards interventions and resources to support friendship.