Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is caused by selective neurodegeneration of the
language-dominant cerebral hemisphere; a language deficit initially arises as the only …

Conceptual knowledge reflects our multi-modal 'semantic database'. As such, it brings
meaning to all verbal and non-verbal stimuli, is the foundation for verbal and non-verbal …

Semantic cognition requires a combination of semantic representations and executive
control processes to direct activation in a task-and time-appropriate fashion [Jefferies, E., & …

Cognitive Neuroscience of Language provides an up-to-date, wide-ranging, and
pedagogically practical survey of the most important developments in this exciting field. It …

Wernicke's aphasia is characterized by severe word and sentence comprehension
impairments. The location of the underlying lesion site, known as Wernicke's area, remains …

Reflecting recent changes in the way cognition and the brain are studied, this thoroughly
updated fourth edition of this bestselling textbook provides a comprehensive and student …

How is higher cognitive function organized in the human parietal cortex? A century of
neuropsychology and 30 years of functional neuroimaging has implicated the parietal lobe …

Stroke aphasia is a multidimensional disorder in which patient profiles reflect variation along
multiple behavioural continua. We present a novel approach to separating the principal …

The logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia is characterized by early deficits in
language production and phonological short-term memory, attributed to left-lateralized …

Eleven of 69 prospectively enrolled primary progressive aphasics were selected for this
study because of peak atrophy sites located predominantly or exclusively within the anterior …