Parallel lines of investigation have developed into non-aphasic language disorders
following frontal lobe (FL) injury and right (non-dominant) hemisphere (RH) lesions. In this …

Introducing Neuropsychology, Second Edition investigates the functions of the brain and
explores the relationships between brain systems and human behaviour. The material is …

Based on the seminal publications of Paul Broca and Carl Wernicke who established that
aphasic syndromes (disorders of the verbal–linguistic aspects of communication) were …

Atypical language is a fundamental feature of autism spectrum conditions (ASC), but few
studies have examined the structural integrity of the arcuate fasciculus, the major white …

The human brain is divided into two hemispheres, right and left, that are joined by a thick
'cable'of neural fibres called the corpus callosum. It has long been observed that injury to the …

During incremental language comprehension, the brain activates knowledge of described
events, including knowledge elements that constitute semantic anomalies in their linguistic …

Successful communication depends on social as well as linguistic factors. In conversation,
for example, a speaker must often refer to another person. Choosing an appropriate term of …

Both animal ethology and studies of the attentional styles of the two cerebral hemispheres in
human subjects suggest that there is a degree of specialization, with the left hemisphere …

Questo volume offre una sintesi dei più recenti risultati della ricerca neuropsicologica e
linguistica sulle modalità di elaborazione del discorso e della conversazione. La trattazione …

Background: Right hemisphere brain damage (RHBD) has been linked to a diverse range of
discourse-level communicative deficits generally based on subjective impressions …