Effects of working memory load on processing of sounds and meanings of words in aphasia

Aphasiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 462-493

  Martin, Nadine ^a   Kohen, Francine ^a   Kalinyak Fliszar, Michelene ^a   Soveri, Anna ^b   Laine, Matti ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Diagnosis of aphasia; Executive processing; Short term memory; Treatment of aphasia; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; PHONETICS; SEMANTIC MEMORY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SOUND; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; WORD RECOGNITION; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84858244575     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: 14645041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02687038.2011.619516     Document Type: Article

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