Recovery can be downright amazing in children due to their greater neural plasticity. A child may show extensive language recovery even after complete loss of the left hemisphere. 

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1. Brain damage is the result of trauma
2. Left-handed people
3. Specific forms of speech therapy
4. Children

Factors that Predict the Extent of Recovery from Aphasia

Breedlove, S. & Watson, N. (2017). Behavioral neuroscience, eighth edition. Oxford University Press.

Behavioral Neuroscience 8th Edition

Recovery is better when brain damage is the result of trauma, such as a blow to the head, rather than a stroke. 

Brain Damage is the Result of Trauma

Left-handed people show better recovery than those who are right-handed. 

Left-handed People

For some people, language recovery may depend on specific forms of speech therapy using alternate communication channels, such as singing. 

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