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In Theory and Practice: Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute

For many rehab providers, research remains secondary to treatment. Scientific inquiry—both time-consuming and expensive—must be relegated to the background due to the enormous demands of the clinic. At MossRehab, however, a team devoted entirely to research operates within the infrastructure of the rehabilitation hospital. Collectively called the Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute (MRRI), these researchers work [...]

Feb 12, 2009 Attention
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Pulmonary Management of a Patient With Complete Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury and Coexisting Internal Injuries

by Amy C. Van Dyke, PT; Janet Parker, MSPT; Robin Myers, PT, NCS MossRehab Neurologic Physical Therapy Residency Program, Philadelphia, PA Click here to view poster

Jun 6, 2008 Attention
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Planning at the phonological level during sentence production.

by Tatiana T. Schnur, PhD, Albert Costa, Alfonso Caramazza. Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, PA, USA. In two picture-word interference experiments we examined whether phrase boundaries affected how far in advance speakers plan the sounds of words during sentence production. Participants produced sentences of varying lengths (short determiner + noun + [...]

Feb 22, 2008 Functional Domains & Other Topics
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Long-Term Aphasia Recovery Facilitated by Unique Technology Tools

MossRehab’s Aphasia Center, in collaboration with the MossRehab Research Institute (MRRI) and Psycholinguistic Technologies, Inc., has developed computer-based technology tools that facilitate aphasia recovery even years after the onset of aphasia. These tools, which include SentenceShaper™ and MossTalk Words®, make continued improvement not only feasible, but also efficient and cost-effective. Facilitating Spoken Communication SentenceShaper, developed [...]

Jun 1, 2007 Functional Domains & Other Topics
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Technology Facilitates Continued Long-Term Aphasia Recovery

Computer-assisted speech therapy can lead to significant improvements in word retrieval, sentence structuring and other key communication skills in patients with aphasia, even when it is initiated long after the precipitating event. Testing and clinical studies with tools developed in association with the MossRehab Research Institute have already demonstrated impressive results, and ongoing research suggests [...]

Jun 1, 2007 Functional Domains & Other Topics
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Fine grain temporal analysis in aphasia: evidence from auditory gap detection.

by G.A. Stefanatos, Leonard E. Braitman, Sean Madigan. Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Auditory temporal processing was investigated in individuals with acquired aphasia using a task in which they were asked to detect brief silent gaps inserted between noise segments modeled after formants in speech. To examine within-channel gap [...]

Mar 1, 2007 Diseases & Disorders
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