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  Text comprehension after brain injury: Left prefrontal lesions affect inference processes

Ferstl, E. C., Guthke, T., & von Cramon, D. Y. (2002). Text comprehension after brain injury: Left prefrontal lesions affect inference processes. Neuropsychology, 16(3), 292-308. doi:10.1037/0894-4105.16.3.292.

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Ferstl, Evelyn C.1, Author           
Guthke, Thomas2, Author           
von Cramon, D. Yves1, Author           
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1MPI of Cognitive Neuroscience (Leipzig, -2003), The Prior Institutes, MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Max Planck Society, ou_634574              
2External Organizations, ou_persistent22              

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Free keywords: Text comprehension; Brain injury; Left prefrontal lesions; Inference processes
 Abstract: Comprehending language in context requires inferencing, particularly for the establishment of local coherence. In the neurolinguistic literature, an inference deficit after right hemisphere brain damage has been postulated, but clinical observation and imaging data suggest that left-frontal lesions might also result in inference deficits. In the present experiment, 25 nonaphasic patients performed a coherence judgment task requiring them to indicate a pragmatic connection between 2 successively presented sentences. Patients with left-temporal or right-frontal lesions performed the task well. In contrast, patients with left- and bifrontal lesions exhibited the most severe deficit. Both error rates and response times were elevated for coherent trials as compared with incoherent trials. These results confirm that the left-frontal lobe contributes to inference processes.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2002
 Publication Status: Issued
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 Identifiers: eDoc: 239297
ISI: 000177076300001
Other: P6784
DOI: 10.1037/0894-4105.16.3.292
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Title: Neuropsychology
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Publ. Info: Philadelphia, PA : American Psychological Association (PsycARTICLES)
Pages: - Volume / Issue: 16 (3) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 292 - 308 Identifier: ISSN: 0894-4105
CoNE: https://pure.mpg.de/cone/journals/resource/954925559517