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Gouldthorp, Bethanie; Coney, Jeffrey – Brain and Language, 2009
One explanation for the inconsistencies in research examining the sentence comprehension abilities of the right hemisphere (RH) is the presence of confounding variables that have generally served to disadvantage the processing capacities of the RH. As such, the present study aimed to investigate hemispheric differences in the use of message-level…
Descriptors: Sentences, Comprehension, Language Processing, Cues
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Kast, Monika; Bezzola, Ladina; Jancke, Lutz; Meyer, Martin – Brain and Language, 2011
The present functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study was designed, in order to investigate the neural substrates involved in the audiovisual processing of disyllabic German words and pseudowords. Twelve dyslexic and 13 nondyslexic adults performed a lexical decision task while stimuli were presented unimodally (either aurally or…
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Metabolism, Stimuli, Stimulation
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Chait, Maria; Eden, Guinevere; Poeppel, David; Simon, Jonathan Z.; Hill, Deborah F.; Flowers, D. Lynn – Brain and Language, 2007
Individuals with developmental dyslexia are often impaired in their ability to process certain linguistic and even basic non-linguistic auditory signals. Recent investigations report conflicting findings regarding impaired low-level binaural detection mechanisms associated with dyslexia. Binaural impairment has been hypothesized to stem from a…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Reaction Time, Acoustics, Cognitive Processes
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Wingfield, Arthur; Brownell, Hiram; Hoyte, Ken J. – Brain and Language, 2006
Although deficits in confrontation naming are a common consequence of damage to the language areas of the left cerebral hemisphere, some patients with aphasia show relatively good naming ability. We measured effects of repeated practice on naming latencies for a set of pictured objects by three aphasic patients with near-normal naming ability and…
Descriptors: Patients, Aphasia, Language Impairments, Young Adults
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Wile, Tammy L.; Borowsky, Ron – Brain and Language, 2004
The present research investigated the relationship between Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN) performance, letter-string reading measures of sight vocabulary (SV) and phonetic decoding (PD), and lexical decision. Criterion-based naming rates were obtained from three types of RAN tasks: digits, letters, and letter sounds. Latency measures were obtained…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Measures (Individuals), Comparative Analysis, Word Recognition
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Weems, Scott A.; Reggia, James A. – Brain and Language, 2004
Two findings serve as the hallmark for hemispheric specialization during lateralized lexical decision. First is an overall word advantage, with words being recognized more quickly and accurately than non-words (the effect being stronger in response latency). Second, a right visual field advantage is observed for words, with little or no…
Descriptors: Word Recognition, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Models, Comparative Analysis