Impairments of procedures for implementing complex language are due to disruption of frontal attention processes

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 236-247

  Alexander, Michael P ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Attention; Caudate; Cerebellum; Discourse; Executive function

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; APHASIA; ARTICLE; ATAXIC APHASIA; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; AUTISM; BRAIN DAMAGE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GRAMMAR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; PERSEVERATION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33645048974     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617706060309     Document Type: Article

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