Why semantic dementia drives you to the dogs (but not to the horses): A theoretical account

Cognitive Neuropsychology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 483-503

  Cappelletti, Marinella ^a   Kopelman, Michael ^a   Butterworth, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; DEMENTIA; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SEMANTICS; SOUND;

EID: 0036743713     PISSN: 02643294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02643290244000068     Document Type: Article

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