Essays about: "language and the brain"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 essays containing the words language and the brain.

  1. 1. Group activities for people with aphasia – experiences and impact on psychosocial well-being.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Logopedi

    Author : Samra Mujkanovic; [2024]
    Keywords : aphasia; group activities; rehabilitation; psychosocial; well-being; afasi; rehabilitering; gruppaktiviteter; psykosocialt; välmående;

    Abstract : Afasi är en språkstörning som främst uppstår till följd av en stroke och drabbar cirka 30 % av alla strokepatienter i Sverige. Personer med afasi upplever ofta besvär med det psykosociala välmåendet, exempelvis depression, förlust av arbete och påverkade relationer. READ MORE

  3. 2. Exploring older adults' interaction with a gamified memory task. A pilot study to assess usability of the 'Brain Blossom' game

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Hanna Persson; Vida William-Olsson; [2023-11-20]
    Keywords : gamified memory task; explorative study; biometric data; user experience; användarupplevelse; gamifierad minnesuppgift; explorativ studie; biometrisk data;

    Abstract : The research employed a qualitative methodology to gather insights regarding the performance, as well as the emotional and physiological reactions of older adults engaging with the "Brain Blossom" game over three sessions. This was achieved by utilizing self-reported information, encompassing tools such as the Self Assessment Manikin scale and usability experience (UX) questionnaires. READ MORE

  4. 3. Neural correlates of pragmatic processing in adolescents

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Christoffer Forbes Schieche; [2023]
    Keywords : Adolescence; cognitive control functions; fMRI; pragmatics; theory of mind; fMRI; kognitiv kontroll; mentalisering; pragmatik; tonåringar;

    Abstract : Understanding indirect speech, i.e., when an utterance does not match the intended meaning, is one of many pragmatic abilities at play in conversation. While the development of pragmatic abilities starts early, they continually develop throughout adolescence although this period is understudied. READ MORE

  5. 4. Exploration of using Twitter data to predict Swedish political opinion polls with neural networks

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Alexander Gren; Klara Lundgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore the possibility of using deep learning techniques to mine opinions on Twitter, with the objective to predict the political opinion distribution in Sweden. Different methods of gathering and annotating training data are evaluated to achieve accurate and reliable predictions. READ MORE

  6. 5. Comparative Analysis of Transformer and CNN Based Models for 2D Brain Tumor Segmentation

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk teknik

    Author : Henrik Träff; [2023]
    Keywords : Machine Learning; ML; AI; Computer vision; Vision Transformer; Swin Transformer; U-Net; nnU-Net; Brain Tumor Segmentation; Deep Learning;

    Abstract : A brain tumor is an abnormal growth of cells within the brain, which can be categorized into primary and secondary tumor types. The most common type of primary tumors in adults are gliomas, which can be further classified into high-grade gliomas (HGGs) and low-grade gliomas (LGGs). READ MORE