Metaphor comprehension in Alzheimer's disease: Novelty matters

Brain and Language

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-10

  Amanzio, Martina ^a   Geminiani, Giuliano ^a   Leotta, Daniela ^b   Cappa, Stefano ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Martini Hospital   (Italy)

^c VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

"Conventional" metaphors; "Novel" metaphors; Executive functions; Metacognition; Verbal reasoning

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEMORY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; METAPHOR; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; SEMANTICS;

EID: 52949143416     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: 10902155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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