Mechanisms of discourse comprehension impairment after right hemisphere brain damage: Suppression in lexical ambiguity resolution
CA Tompkins, A Baumgaertner, MT Lehman… - Journal of speech …, 2000 - ASHA
Normal comprehension skill is linked with the proficiency of a suppression mechanism,
which functions to dampen mental activation that becomes irrelevant or inappropriate to a …
which functions to dampen mental activation that becomes irrelevant or inappropriate to a …
Mechanisms of discourse comprehension impairment after right hemisphere brain damage
CA Tompkins, MT Lehman-Blake, A Baumgaertner… - 2001 - ASHA
This study examined the generality of a previous finding indicating that difficulty suppressing
or inhibiting context-inappropriate interpretations is an important predictor of narrative …
or inhibiting context-inappropriate interpretations is an important predictor of narrative …
Suppression and discourse comprehension in right brain-damaged adults: A preliminary report
CA Tompkins, A Baumgaertner, MT Lehman… - Aphasiology, 1997 - Taylor & Francis
Eighteen right-hemisphere-damaged (RHD) and 15 control subjects listened to sentences
that ended in lexical ambiguities. The sentence verbs biased ambiguity interpretation. Probe …
that ended in lexical ambiguities. The sentence verbs biased ambiguity interpretation. Probe …
An examination over time of language and discourse production abilities following right hemisphere brain damage
M Brady, L Armstrong, C Mackenzie - Journal of neurolinguistics, 2006 - Elsevier
Although it is common for descriptions of communication ability in people with right
hemisphere brain damage (RHBD) to include discourse deficits that affect pragmatic …
hemisphere brain damage (RHBD) to include discourse deficits that affect pragmatic …
Discourse production after right brain damage: Gaining a comprehensive picture using a multi-level processing model
S Sherratt, K Bryan - Journal of neurolinguistics, 2012 - Elsevier
This study examined the effects of right brain-damage (RBD) on oral discourse production
using a multi-layered discourse processing model. Narrative and procedural discourse …
using a multi-layered discourse processing model. Narrative and procedural discourse …
Inference Generation During Text Comprehension by Adults With Right Hemisphere Brain Damage
CA Tompkins, W Fassbinder, ML Blake… - 2004 - ASHA
Evidence conflicts as to whether adults with right hemisphere brain damage (RHD) generate
inferences during text comprehension. M. Beeman (1993) reported that adults with RHD fail …
inferences during text comprehension. M. Beeman (1993) reported that adults with RHD fail …
A novel, implicit treatment for language comprehension processes in right hemisphere brain damage: Phase I data
CA Tompkins, MT Blake, J Wambaugh, K Meigh - Aphasiology, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Background: This manuscript reports the initial phase of testing for a novel,“Contextual
constraint” treatment, designed to stimulate inefficient language comprehension processes …
constraint” treatment, designed to stimulate inefficient language comprehension processes …
Discourse impairments following right hemisphere brain damage: A critical review
CL Johns, KM Tooley, MJ Traxler - Language and linguistics …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Right hemisphere brain damage (RHD) rarely causes aphasias marked by clear and
widespread failures of comprehension or extreme difficulty producing fluent speech …
widespread failures of comprehension or extreme difficulty producing fluent speech …
Suppression and inference revision in right brain-damaged and non-brain-damaged adults
CA Tompkins, MT Lehman, A Baumgaertner - Aphasiology, 1999 - Taylor & Francis
This study examined the extent to which participants were able to inhibit, or suppress, initial
inferences that were rendered inappropriate by subsequent information and the relation …
inferences that were rendered inappropriate by subsequent information and the relation …
Topic use following right hemisphere brain damage during three semi-structured conversational discourse samples
M Brady, C Mackenzie, L Armstrong - Aphasiology, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Right hemisphere brain damage (RHBD) has been linked to a diverse range of
discourse-level communicative deficits generally based on subjective impressions …
discourse-level communicative deficits generally based on subjective impressions …