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Logorrhea can effect individuals with #InvisibleDisabilities in various ways.  The person on the street incessantly talking to themselves, seemingly unaware that anyone is around? This is an example of severe and incoherent #logorrhea.

Wernicke's (speech) area, a part of the brain involved in the comprehension of written and spoken language, play a large role.  Broca’s area is another that is mainly involved in speech production.

Increased activation in Broca’s area as well as the primary auditory cortex can also cause some individuals to “hear” voices that are not really there.  Damage to both areas can cause communication limitations for many with #disabilities.

Some disabilities effected in this way include:

#Aphasia, #TBI, #Aphantasia  and other neurological health issues including Wernicke's #encephalopathy, #Korsakoff's #amnesic syndrome, and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.

In psychology, logorrhea or logorrhoea (from #AncientGreek λόγος logos "word" and ῥέω rheo "to flow") ...causes excessive wordiness and repetitiveness, ...often reported as a symptom of Wernicke's aphasia,… (also) ...commonly classified as a symptom of... #BrainInjury.

Logorrhea effects many in...(cont)

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#aphasia @WernickesArea @BrocasArea #speech #ABI #Stoke #Wernicke'sEncephalopathy