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Dissociation of lexical and semantic aspects in word processing
A Henik1, J Tzelgov, F J Friedrich
1Department of Behavioral Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Israel Journal of Medical Sciences
|September 1, 1993
Abstract:
We present data and review studies that show a dissociation between identity and semantic priming. This dissociation appears as a result of employing certain prime tasks, adding cognitive load or following brain damage. Such a dissociation suggests that while activation of the word's representation is obligatory, the spread of activation to related concepts is not.