Individuals who have lesions deep in the brain, have fluent expressive speech, paraphasia and neologisms, unimpaired repetition, relatively intact auditory and reading comprehension, and cognitive deficits that include reduced vigilance most likely have which type of aphasia?

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Subcortical aphasia is characterized by fluent expressive speech, paraphasia (the production of unintended syllables, words, or phrases during the effort to speak), and neologisms (the creation of new words), with relatively preserved repetition and comprehension abilities. These symptoms align with the description of individuals having lesions deep in the brain, indicating subcortical damage. Cognitive deficits such as reduced vigilance are also more characteristic of subcortical rather than cortical lesions.

Individuals Who Have Lesions Deep in the Brain, Have Fluent