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Research Article

Application of the Self-Generation Effect to the Learning of Blissymbols by Persons Presenting with a Severe Aphasia

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Pages 64-73 | Received 23 Mar 2011, Accepted 19 Aug 2011, Published online: 06 Jun 2012

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