Clinical insights into pragmatic theory: Frontal lobe deficits and sarcasm

Brain and Language

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-104

  McDonald, Skye ^a   Pearce, Samantha ^a  

^a BANKSTOWN LIDCOMBE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; FRONTAL LOBE; MENTAL TASK; SPEECH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0029920830     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/brln.1996.0038     Document Type: Article

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