Primary Progressive Aphasia: What Happens to Speech and Language? What Can We Do to Help?
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Neurolinguistics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 21 December 2025 | Viewed by 32
Special Issue Editors
Interests: primary progressive aphasia; dementia; speech and language therapy
Interests: primary progressive aphasia; dementia; speech and language therapy
Interests: primary progressive aphasia; dementia; neurology
Interests: primary progressive aphasia; speech & language therapy; cognitive impairment; dementia; artificial intelligence
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Dear Colleagues,
Primary progressive aphasia is a neurocognitive disorder characterized by a progressive and predominant decline of language. Our knowledge of PPA has evolved rapidly in recent years, both in terms of our understanding of the condition and treatment as well as support options.
For this Special Issue, we invite researchers to submit manuscripts describing original research and reviews of cutting-edge research on primary progressive aphasia. The aim and scope of this Special Issue will include research on the underlying mechanisms of core symptoms of PPA and research on promising approaches for the management and treatment of PPA, including behavioral, neurostimulation, and pharmacological treatments. We also wish to highlight the importance of interdisciplinary work and the involvement of people with lived experience throughout this Special Issue.
Dr. Monica Lavoie
Dr. Anna P. Volkmer
Prof. Dr. Jason D. Warren
Dr. Petronilla Battista
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- primary progressive aphasia
- language
- brain
- communication
- cognition
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