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Stroke Victim Wakes Up Speaking Welsh

by Alison Kroulek January 9, 2013 Languages

It’s common for strokes to affect the regions of the brain that govern language processing. Stroke victims often struggle with difficulty speaking. Sometimes, these difficulties manifest themselves in surprising ways. For example, 81-year-old Alun Morgan of Bath spent most of his life speaking only English. Imagine, then, his surprise when he came to after a [...]

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Medical Translation App

by Tanguy June 27, 2011 Medical

Ideally, every medical patient would have access to an interpreter who speaks their language. However, these services aren’t always available, and when doctors and patients can’t communicate effectively, the consequences can potentially be devastating. Late one night, Brad Cohn and Alex Blau, two medical students at the University of California in San Francisco, shared stories [...]

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