Conduction aphasia, also called associative aphasia, is an uncommon form of difficulty in speaking. It is caused by damage to the parietal lobe of the brain. Affected people can fully understand what they are hearing, but the person shows significant difficulty repeating phrases. People with conduction aphasia have frequent errors during spontaneous speech, such as substituting or transposing sounds. They are also aware of their mistakes and will struggle to correct them by making multiple attempts to correct errors until they are correct.
