Language skills are vital for effective communication, learning, and social interaction. Impairments in language can result from neurological conditions like aphasia, dementia, or stroke, affecting both comprehension and expression. Assessing language abilities provides insights into the health of brain areas involved in speech and semantics.
Boston Naming Test (BNT): Measures word retrieval ability by asking participants to name pictures of objects.
Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWAT): Assesses verbal fluency through timed word-generation tasks.