Semantic memory is impaired in patients with unilateral anterior temporal lobe resection for temporal lobe epilepsy

Brain

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 242-258

  Lambon Ralph, Matthew A ^a   Ehsan, Sheeba ^a   Baker, Gus A ^b   Rogers, Timothy T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

language processing; memory; semantic memory disorders; temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ANOMIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROSCIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SEMANTIC DEMENTIA; SEMANTIC MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; UNILATERAL ANTERIOR TEMPORAL LOBE RESECTION;

EID: 84856721588     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awr325     Document Type: Article

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