Speaking of events: The case of C.M

Cognitive Neuropsychology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 152-180

  Tabossi, Patrizia ^a   Collina, Simona ^b   Caporali, Alessandra ^c   Pizzioli, Fabrizio ^d   Basso, Anna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b Universita degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Event words; Noun verb dissociation; Word production

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIC APHASIA; CASE REPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEMANTICS; STROKE;

AGED; APHASIA, BROCA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEMANTICS; STROKE;

EID: 77956412435     PISSN: 02643294     EISSN: 14640627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02643294.2010.507945     Document Type: Article

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