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Real-time examinations of lexical processing in aphasics
P Prather1, L Shapiro, E Zurif
1Aphasia Research Center, Boston V.A. Medical Center, Massachusetts 02130.
Journal of Psycholinguistic Research
|May 1, 1991
Summary
Damage to the left anterior brain region slows information access, potentially explaining syntactic issues in Broca's aphasia. This suggests timing, not just location, is key for language processing.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Linguistics
- Cognitive Science
Background:
- Disruptions to modular information processing systems are key to understanding lesion localization.
- Broca's aphasia is characterized by specific syntactic limitations, but its underlying neural basis remains debated.