Social-legal discourse in adults with and without traumatic brain injury
Adults with moderate-to-severe TBI produced social-legal discourse of poorer micro- and macrolinguistic quality than their uninjured peers. Discourse quality was explained in part by working memory and processing speed. Results identify risks of TBI-related communication deficits in legal contexts and support further study of effects of TBI on intersections with legal systems.
Authors
- Lyn S. Turkstra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6948-6921)
- Joseph A. Wszalek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7481-6174)
- Macayla N. Church
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Human Growth Foundation (US)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brain Impairment
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1071/ib24121
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35