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Analysing Conversational Discourse After Traumatic Brain Injury: Isn't It About Time?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Lyn S. Turkstra ,
Sarah E. Brehm  and
Erwin B. Montgomery Jr.
Lyn S. Turkstra*
Affiliation:
Department of Communicative Disorders and Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States of America. [email protected]
Sarah E. Brehm
Affiliation:
Department of Communicative Disorders, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States of America.
Erwin B. Montgomery Jr.
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology National Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States of America.
*
*Address for correspondence: Lyn S. Turkstra, PhD, Department of Communicative Disorders, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1975 Willow Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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Abstract

Most studies of conversational discourse in traumatic brain injury (TBI) have used summary measures averaged over time. These measures have yielded useful aggregate data but do not capture the temporal dynamics of interpersonal interactions. To fully characterise the conversational discourse of individuals with TBI, it may be useful to consider individuals and behaviours as systems changing over time. In this article, we review dynamic systems approaches that have been used to study conversational interactions, and present data to illustrate their potential utility in characterising the conversational discourse of individuals with TBI.

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Brain Impairment , Volume 7 , Issue 3: Special Issue: Neurogenic Communication Disorders , 01 December 2006 , pp. 234 - 245
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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