Study Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Recruit Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) With Verb Network Strengthening Treatment (VNeST) in Chronic Aphasia
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to assess changes in language abilities of participants with chronic, post-stroke aphasia following an 8-week therapy period combined with brain stimulation.
The investigators use a stimulation method called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).
The investigators cover two electrodes in damp sponges, place them on the scalp, and pass a weak electrical current between them.
Some of this current passes through the brain and can change brain activity.
One electrode is placed over language areas a bit above and in front of the left ear.
The other is placed on the forehead above the right eye.
Stimulation is provided twice a week for 8 weeks during aphasia therapy.
The investigators believe that this stimulation may increase the effectiveness of therapy.