On-line evidence for context use by right-brain-damaged patients

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 499-508

  Leonard, Carol L ^a   Baum, Shari R ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SEMANTICS; WORD RECOGNITION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN INJURIES; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; READING;

EID: 0031870038     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/089892998562906     Document Type: Article

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