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Laine, Matti – 1985
It is suggested that models of human problem solving are useful in the analysis of word fluency (WF) test performance. In problem-solving terms, WF tasks would require the subject to define and clarify the conditions of the task (task acquisition), select and employ appropriate strategies, and monitor one's performance. In modern neuropsychology,…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Language Processing, Language Tests, Neurolinguistics
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Gazzaniga, Michael S. – Science, 1989
This article reviews the work on patients who have undergone partial or complete brain bisection and addresses the concept of modularity from three different perspectives: (1) structure-function correlations; (2) modular components of cognitive processes; and (3) integration of modular processes. Several brain pictures and diagrams are presented.…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Processes, Human Body, Language Processing
Bower, Bruce – Science News, 1987
Reviews cases which support the view that parts of the left hemisphere control languages, no matter how it is expressed, while right-side regions are involved only in skilled nonlinguistic movements and perceptions. Compares recent findings with previously held theories. (ML)
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Processes, Language Handicaps, Language Processing