The aim of the present study is to compare the pragmatic ability of right-and left-hemisphere-
damaged patients excluding the possible interference of linguistic deficits. To this aim, we …

Aim of the present study is to provide a multifocal assessment of pragmatic abilities in
patients with right hemisphere damage (RHD). Pragmatics refers to the ability to use …

Recent advances in the field of communication sciences have led to the description of
acquired communication disorders affecting pragmatic skills in patients with brain damage …

Language pathology has traditionally been concerned with deficits in left-hemisphere-based
linguistic competence, namely, in phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. It has …

Background: The field of pragmatic impairments of verbal communication in cerebrally
damaged subjects dates back almost three decades. However, a systematic investigation of …

Cognitive Pragmatics theory is concerned with analyzing the cognitive processes underlying
communication. In previous works we have explained the emergence of communication in …

Clinical pragmatics has been a major growth area in clinical linguistics and speech and
language pathology over the past two decades. Its scope is vast: if we define pragmatics in …

Our field of research is cognitive pragmatics, that is, the theoretical and empirical study of the
mental events involved in human communication. Communication is a form of social activity; …

Sir, In a recent article discussing the cognitive roots of schizophrenic communicative
behaviour, Mitchell and Crow (2005) emphasized the importance of full access to right …

Background. Pragmatic communication abilities may depend on intact frontal lobe systems.
Independent evidence suggests that some persons with Parkinson's disease (PD) are …