Nina F Dronkers
Biographic Data
| ID | 9078104 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nina F Dronkers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nina F |
| FAMILY NAME | Dronkers |
| SIGNATURE | DRONKERS N F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Davis |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4462-2963 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The neuroanatomy of Broca's aphasia
Introduction: Broca's aphasia, a condition characterized by nonfluent speech and difficulty with language production, results from focal brain damage and is most often caused by stroke. Although traditionally linked to lesions in Broca's area (Brodmann areas 44 and 45 in the left inferior frontal gyrus), recent evidence suggests that the neuroanatomy of Broca's aphasia is far more complex, implicating a broader network of cortical and subcortical…
Verbal short-term memory in developmental dyslexia
Developmental dyslexia (DD) is characterized by difficulties in reading but includes a general verbal short-term memory (vSTM) dysfunction. However, the behavioral and brain basis of vSTM deficits within DD are unknown. 81 children with DD and 17 typically developing (TD) children completed MRI and a verbal repetition task in which length (6 and 9-syllable phrases) and meaningfulness of phrases varied (more or less meaningful phrases). A battery …
Examining the relation between bilingualism and age of symptom onset in frontotemporal dementia
Bilingualism is thought to confer advantages in executive functioning, thereby contributing to cognitive reserve and a later age of dementia symptom onset. While the relation between bilingualism and age of onset has been explored in Alzheimer's dementia, there are few studies examining bilingualism as a contributor to cognitive reserve in frontotemporal dementia (FTD). In line with previous findings, we hypothesized that bilinguals with behavior…
Is Broca's area critical for speech and language? Evidence from lesion-symptom mapping in chronic aphasia
Introduction The specific role that Broca's area plays in speech and language has been hotly debated in the literature. Some research has pointed to a specific role in particular aspects of speech production, while other findings have suggested additional roles in aspects of language comprehension. In the current study, we had the opportunity to take a broad approach by analyzing lesion and behavioral data from a large cohort of left hemisphere s…
Gender bias in academia
Broca’s and Wernicke’s Aphasia
Speech Production, Neural Basis of
Classification of primary progressive aphasia and its variants
This article provides a classification of primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and its 3 main variants to improve the uniformity of case reporting and the reliability of research results. Criteria for the 3 variants of PPA--nonfluent/agrammatic, semantic, and logopenic--were developed by an international group of PPA investigators who convened on 3 occasions to operationalize earlier published clinical descriptions for PPA subtypes. Patients are fir…
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Classification of primary progressive aphasia and its variants
This article provides a classification of primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and its 3 main variants to improve the uniformity of case reporting and the reliability of research results. Criteria for the 3 variants of PPA--nonfluent/agrammatic, semantic, and logopenic--were developed by an international group of PPA investigators who convened on 3 occasions to operationalize earlier published clinical descriptions for PPA subtypes. Patients are fir…
Speech Production, Neural Basis of
Broca’s and Wernicke’s Aphasia
Gender bias in academia
Examining the relation between bilingualism and age of symptom onset in frontotemporal dementia
Bilingualism is thought to confer advantages in executive functioning, thereby contributing to cognitive reserve and a later age of dementia symptom onset. While the relation between bilingualism and age of onset has been explored in Alzheimer's dementia, there are few studies examining bilingualism as a contributor to cognitive reserve in frontotemporal dementia (FTD). In line with previous findings, we hypothesized that bilinguals with behavior…
Is Broca's area critical for speech and language? Evidence from lesion-symptom mapping in chronic aphasia
Introduction The specific role that Broca's area plays in speech and language has been hotly debated in the literature. Some research has pointed to a specific role in particular aspects of speech production, while other findings have suggested additional roles in aspects of language comprehension. In the current study, we had the opportunity to take a broad approach by analyzing lesion and behavioral data from a large cohort of left hemisphere s…
The neuroanatomy of Broca's aphasia
Introduction: Broca's aphasia, a condition characterized by nonfluent speech and difficulty with language production, results from focal brain damage and is most often caused by stroke. Although traditionally linked to lesions in Broca's area (Brodmann areas 44 and 45 in the left inferior frontal gyrus), recent evidence suggests that the neuroanatomy of Broca's aphasia is far more complex, implicating a broader network of cortical and subcortical…
Verbal short-term memory in developmental dyslexia
Developmental dyslexia (DD) is characterized by difficulties in reading but includes a general verbal short-term memory (vSTM) dysfunction. However, the behavioral and brain basis of vSTM deficits within DD are unknown. 81 children with DD and 17 typically developing (TD) children completed MRI and a verbal repetition task in which length (6 and 9-syllable phrases) and meaningfulness of phrases varied (more or less meaningful phrases). A battery …
Psychology (8 works) · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (5 works) · Neuroscience (5 works) · Aphasia (4 works) · Cognitive psychology (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Broca's area (2 works) · Cognition (2 works)