Semantic dementia, a circumscribed disorder of semantic knowledge, provides a unique
model for understanding the neural basis for semantic representation. The study addressed …

The pattern of brain atrophy in semantic dementia and its associated cognitive effects have
attracted a considerable body of research, but the nature of core impairments remains …

Disorders of semantic cognition in different neuropsychological conditions result from
diverse areas of brain damage and may have different underlying causes. This study used a …

To account for the selective, progressive and multimodal conceptual disruption observed in
semantic dementia (SD), Patterson et al., 2007 have proposed that the neural network for …

The processes required for object naming were addressed in a study of patients with
semantic dementia (a selective decline of semantic memory resulting from progressive …

The role of anterior temporal lobes (ATLs) in semantic processing is controversial. One
theory, influenced by semantic dementia (SD) patients, is that this region is a pan-modal hub …

Objective To investigate the neural correlates of verbal and nonverbal semantic processing
in neurodegenerative disease. Background Semantic memory is often impaired in …

It has been claimed that semantic dementia (SD), the temporal variant of fronto-temporal
dementia, is characterized by an across-the-board deficit affecting all types of conceptual …

Semantic dementia (SD) is a condition in which atrophy to the anterior temporal lobes (ATL)
produces a selective deterioration of conceptual knowledge. As this atrophy is always …

In semantic dementia (SD), there is a correlation between performance on semantic tasks
such as picture naming and lexical tasks such as reading aloud. However, there have been …