"That thing in New York": Impaired naming vs. preserved recognition of unique entities following an anterior temporal lobe lesion

Background Anterior temporal lobe (aTL) damage often results in semantic impairment. As such, the contribution of this region to semantic processing has received considerable attention. Two theories exist to explain aTL function based on conflicting neuropsychological investigations. The first prop...

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Main Authors: Daniel Roberts, Shanti Shanker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.fpsyg.2014.64.00094/full