McKnight’s Senior Living February 23, 2024
Aaron Dorman

One of the scariest signs one has had a recent stroke is aphasia, the loss of the ability to speak clearly or understand what others are saying.

While many new technologies and treatments for senior stroke survivors are aimed at rehabbing their physical needs, a new smartphone app aims to tackle stroke-related language disorders.

The new app, iTalkBetter, was able to improve users’ spontaneous speech and recall of commonly used words, according to a study conducted by the apps’ developers at the University College of London.

The app works by asking users to identify displayed items, and then analyzes their speech quality in a gamified setting. Users were able to improve their accuracy on the 200 most common...

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