Neurocognitive Recovery of Sentence Processing in Aphasia

Sentence memory in aphasia.

A probe paradigm was used to assess memory for the surface structure of sentences in a group of anterior (Broca’s) and a group of posterior (Wernicke’s) aphasics. Three types of sentences were used: active, passive and center-embedded sentences. Results showed that for both patient groups memory for function words was especially impaired relative to the patient’s ability to recover content word...

A neurocognitive perspective on retrieval interference in L2 sentence processing

Cunnings (Cunnings) offers an interpretation of L2-L1 sentence processing differences in terms of memory principles. We applaud such cross-domain approaches, which seem likely to significantly elucidate the neurocognition of language. Cunnings attributes sentence processing differences between (adult) high proficiency L2 and L1 speakers to an increased susceptibility to similarity-based retriev...

Sentence Comprehension in Aphasia

We show in this chapter that selective aphasic deficits dissociate distinct language processing systems. To this end, we focus on disruptions of lexical access that appear to implicate initial stages of sentence comprehension. The analyses we present turn on comparisons between agrammatic (Broca's) aphasic patients and paragrammatic (Wernicke's) aphasic patients. By the former we mean roughly, ...

The Neural Basis of Sentence Processing: A Neurocognitive Model

Recovery of Sentence Production Processes Following Language Treatment in Aphasia: Evidence from Eyetracking

Introduction: Sentence production impairments in aphasia often improve with treatment. However, little is known about how cognitive processes supporting sentence production, such as sentence planning, are impacted by treatment. Methods: The present study used eyetracking to examine changes in sentence production resulting from a 12-week language treatment program focused on passive sentences (T...