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  • 1Unité de Neuropsychologie Expérimentale de l'Adulte (NECO), Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

Brain and Cognition
|November 1, 1991
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Brain-damaged adults

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Neuropsychology
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Understanding number cognition in brain-damaged individuals is crucial for assessing cognitive deficits.
  • Previous research has explored number processing in various neurological conditions, but specific task-based analyses are needed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how individuals with brain damage (aphasia, right-brain lesions, dementia) perform object-counting tasks.
  • To identify specific cognitive components of counting that are impaired by different types of brain damage.
  • To explore the preservation of basic counting principles in these patient groups.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of brain-damaged adults, including aphasics, right-brain lesioned subjects (RBD), and demented subjects, were assessed.

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  • Participants performed a task requiring them to determine the cardinality of sets of objects (dots).
  • Performance was analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively, focusing on spatial and verbal components of counting.

    • Main Results:

    • Right-brain lesioned subjects (RBD) showed deficits in spatial correspondence (pointing to dots).
    • Aphasic subjects struggled with verbal components (number-word sequence production).
    • Demented patients exhibited less systematic deficits, but qualitative analysis suggested preserved counting principles.

    Conclusions:

    • Different brain lesions lead to distinct impairments in object-counting skills.
    • Spatial and verbal processing are differentially affected by right-brain lesions and aphasia, respectively.
    • Basic counting principles may remain intact even with significant cognitive decline in dementia.