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Category-specific naming deficit following cerebral infarction.
Nature
|August 1, 1985
Summary
This study details a patient with a unique naming deficit for fruits and vegetables, despite intact general semantic abilities. This selective impairment provides insights into the brain's organization of semantic memory.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Cognitive Psychology
- Linguistics
Background:
- Studies of brain-damaged patients inform our understanding of normal cognitive function.
- Selective cognitive deficits after brain injury reveal underlying neural organization.
- Previous research identified category-specific semantic deficits, such as distinguishing living from inanimate objects.