The role of functional and perceptual attributes: Evidence from picture naming in dementia

Brain and Language

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 223-234

  Harley, Trevor A ^a   Grant, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Category specific semantic deficit; Dementia; Functional and perceptual attributes; Living versus non living things

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MENTAL TASK; PERCEPTION; SEMANTICS; SENSORY SYSTEM; TAXONOMY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANOMIA; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHONETICS; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEMANTICS; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT;

EID: 5444261879     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2004.02.008     Document Type: Article

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