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Vigliecca, Nora Silvana; Báez, Sandra – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2015
A theoretical framework which considers the verbal functions of the brain under a multivariate and comprehensive cognitive model was statistically analyzed. A confirmatory factor analysis was performed to verify whether some recognized aphasia constructs can be hierarchically integrated as latent factors from a homogenously verbal test. The Brief…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Measures (Individuals), Neuropsychology, Language Processing
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Brambati, S. M.; Ogar, J.; Neuhaus, J.; Miller, B. L.; Gorno-Tempini, M. L. – Neuropsychologia, 2009
Previous neuropsychological studies on acquired dyslexia revealed a double dissociation in reading impairments. Patients with phonological dyslexia have selective difficulty in reading pseudo-words, while those with surface dyslexia misread exception words. This double dissociation in reading abilities has often been reported in brain-damaged…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Semantics, Dementia, Dyslexia
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Saffran, Eleanor M.; Coslett, H. Branch; Martin, Nadine; Boronat, Consuelo B. – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2003
Presents data from a patient with a progressive fluent aphasia, who exhibited a severe verbal impairment but a relatively preserved access to knowledge from pictures. Argues for a distributed, multi-modality system for semantic memory in which information is stored in different brain regions and in different representational formats. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Aphasia, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Processes, Memory