Right hemisphere sensitivity to novel metaphoric relations: Application of the signal detection theory

Brain and Language

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 103-112

  Mashal, N ^a   Faust, M ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Criterion; Hemispheres; Metaphors; Salience; Sensitivity; Signal detection

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SEMANTIC MEMORY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL DETECTION; VISUAL FIELD; WORD RECOGNITION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; ISRAEL; METAPHOR; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 38649141152     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: 10902155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2007.02.005     Document Type: Article

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