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Bower, B. – Science News, 1985
Discusses research which provides evidence that an adult's vocabulary may be segmented into specific categories that can be disrupted "highly selectively" when the brain is injured. (JN)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Language Processing, Neurological Organization, Neurology
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
