Metaphor comprehension was investigated in 50 right-hemisphere damaged (RHD) patients
and 38 control subjects in two experimental conditions: a visuo-verbal and a verbal test. In
the visuo-verbal test, subjects had to match a metaphorical sentence with one of four
pictures representing the correct metaphorical meaning, the literal meaning, a control
metaphor and a control literal meaning. In the verbal test, a metaphorical sentence had to be
matched to a correct written metaphorical interpretation, a literal or a control interpretation …

Metaphor comprehension in right brain-damaged subjects with visuo-verbal and verbal
material: a dissociation (re) considered. … Metaphor comprehension in right brain-damaged
subjects with visuo-verbal and verbal material: a dissociation (re) considered / Rinaldi, MC;
Marangolo, Paola; Baldassarri, F.. - In: CORTEX. - ISSN 0010-9452. - … Metaphor
comprehension in right brain-damaged subjects with visuo-verbal and verbal material: a
dissociation (re) considered. …