Inclusion Criteria:  First-ever left-hemisphere stroke < 5 weeks prior to study recruitment or healthy volunteer Age: 18 - 80 years old Fluent and literate in English prior to stroke Reading deficits, defined as >3 errors on the Paragraphs test (subtests VIII, IX) of the Reading Comprehension Battery for Aphasia-2nd ed. (RCBA-2) in keeping with the healthy control accuracy criterion of 86-100% correct.  Exclusion Criteria:  Inability to consent or complete study tasks Inability to undergo MRI (e.g., pregnancy, non-MRI compatible implants, claustrophobia) A history of prior neurological disease (e.g., brain tumor, Alzheimer's disease)