The logic of neuropsychological research and the problem of patient classification in aphasia.

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  • A Caramazza
چکیده

A critical analysis is presented of the assumptions that must be made to use the data from aphasia to constrain models of normal language processing. The implication of these assumptions for patient classification and research methodology in aphasia is considered.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Brain and language

دوره 21 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1984