Is the comprehension of idiomatic sentences indeed impaired in paranoid Schizophrenia?A window into semantic processing deficits
Schizophrenia patients have been reported to be more impaired in comprehending non-literal than literal language since early studies on proverbs. Preference for literal rather than figurative interpretations continues to be documented. The main aim of this study was to establish whether patients are...
Main Authors: | Francesca ePesciarelli, Tania eGamberoni, Fabio eFerlazzo, Leo eLo Russo, Francesca ePedrazzi, Ermanno eMelati, Cristina eCacciari |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Human Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00799/full |
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