Neurology

Here is an interesting example of Broca’s aphasia.

The unfortunate man in this video is unaware that he is only saying the sound “tono” – all of his non-verbal communication is congruent with the message he is trying to convey, and the submodalities (expressive variability) of his verbal communication are also present as far as the content (“tono”) permits.

Towards the end of the video, he is able to produce words for counting. This is not unusual, and often Broca’s aphasia patients are quite easily able to produce “pressured speech”, often consisting of a swear word.

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Related reading

Aphasia and Dysphasia takes a closer look at speech and language disorders. For background reading on brain mapping, movement and sensation, see The Motor and Sensory Cortex.

Summary: A short clinical demonstration of a patient with Broca’s aphasia. When asked about moving house, the patient replies with the same single word repeated, yet he can count aloud when prompted. The examiner uses the segments to show how well the patient can vary his intonation. It is a medical teaching clip, not Andy’s own commentary.

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Author: Andrew T. Austin

Andrew T. Austin is a therapist, trainer and author. He qualified as a registered general nurse in 1992, with clinical experience that included accident and emergency (A&E) and neurosurgery, and went on to train in Ericksonian hypnotherapy, NLP (to trainer level) and Provocative Therapy with Frank Farrelly. He developed Integral Eye Movement Therapy Technique (IEMT), formalised as a training in 2008, and Metaphors of Movement. Both are included in The SAGE Encyclopedia of Theory in Counseling and Psychotherapy (2015). He is the author of The Rainbow Machine: Tales from a Neurolinguist's Journal, prefaced and edited by Steve Andreas and published by Real People Press.