The neural basis of reversible sentence comprehension: Evidence from voxel-based lesion symptom mapping in Aphasia

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 212-222

  Thothathiri, Malathi ^a,b   Kimberg, Daniel Y ^b   Schwartz, Myrna F ^a  

^a MOSS REHABILITATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APHASIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPREHENSION; DIAGONAL BAND OF BROCA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PARIETAL CORTEX; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TEMPORAL CORTEX; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; APHASIA; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; PARIETAL LOBE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEMANTICS; STROKE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 81455134467     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00118     Document Type: Article

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