transcortical aphasia

a general term for an aphasia caused by a lesion outside of Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area. As a result, the individual will be able to repeat spoken words but will have difficulty producing independent speech or understanding speech. There are three classic forms: transcortical motor aphasia, transcortical sensory aphasia, and mixed transcortical aphasia (i.e., the motor and sensory forms combined).

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Psychology term of the day

May 8th 2024

PI

PI

1. abbreviation for prescribing information. See labeling.

2. abbreviation for proactive interference.

3. abbreviation for progressive interval. See progressive-interval schedule.