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Direct linkCheang, Henry S.; Pell, Marc D. – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2006
This research provides further data regarding non-literal language comprehension following right hemisphere damage (RHD). To assess the impact of RHD on the processing of non-literal language, ten participants presenting with RHD and ten matched healthy control participants were administered tasks tapping humour appreciation and pragmatic…
Descriptors: Humor, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Neurological Impairments, Comprehension
