Anosognosia for aphasia: impact of statistical biases and aphasia severity

Teresa Facchetti; M. Christopher Dean; Nicoletta Beschin; I. Scott; Gianna Cocchini

doi:10.1080/13803395.2026.2644923

March 19, 2026Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Anosognosia for aphasia: impact of statistical biases and aphasia severity

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The central aim is to investigate the relationship between anosognosia, statistical biases, and aphasia severity in individuals with brain lesions.
Examine the awareness of language difficulties in aphasic individuals
Analyze the role of statistical biases in perceived awareness
Evaluate the impact of lesion location on awareness of language impairments
Unawareness of language difficulties is not solely due to statistical biases
Individuals with left-hemisphere lesions show varying degrees of awareness about their language issues
Severity of aphasia affects the level of awareness of language difficulties

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Findings suggest that unawareness for language difficulties cannot be solely attributed to statistical biases, and that aphasic individuals with a unilateral left-hemisphere brain lesion may not be fully aware of their language difficulties.

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