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Jun 2024
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The Aphasia Choir

Erica Heilman / Rumble Strip, Erica Heilman
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There are about 15 million people in this world having thoughts and ideas that they can't put into words. People who have had had strokes or traumatic brain injuries often live with aphasia, or difficulty talking or using language. Their thoughts are intact, but the language gets stuck. But music mostly originates in the undamaged hemisphere of the brain. Pe ... Show More
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