Exploring multimodal semantic control impairments in semantic aphasia: Evidence from naturalistic object use

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 47, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2721-2731

  Corbett, Faye ^a   Jefferies, Elizabeth ^b   Lambon Ralph, Matthew A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Naturalistic action; Non verbal; Object use; Semantic cognition; Semantic memory; Stroke aphasia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; PERSEVERATION; SEMANTIC APHASIA; SEMANTIC MEMORY; SEMANTICS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APHASIA; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEMANTICS; STROKE;

EID: 70249085521     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2009.05.020     Document Type: Article

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