Studies of right hemisphere abilities have grown from focusing on visuospatial and facial
recognition in the 1950s to covering a broad spectrum of human behavior. The emergence …

The statement," The Right Hemisphere (RH) processes language"--while not exactly
revolutionary--still provokes vigorous debate. It often elicits the argument that anything the …

Narratives produced by 69 healthy Italian adults were analyzed for age-related changes of
microlinguistic, macrolinguistic and informative aspects. The participants were divided into …

An overview of the changes in older adults' comprehension of language and discourse is
provided before changes in production are discussed in some detail. Age-related changes …

Background: The preservation of swearing, serial speech, and speech formulas is well
documented in clinical descriptions of aphasia. Proper nouns and sentence stems have also …

Early studies reported preserved formulaic language in left hemisphere damaged subjects
and reduced incidence of formulaic expressions in the conversational speech of stroke …

A new, thought-provoking book on the theory of grammar and language processing, based
on the analysis of authentic speech produced in real time. Drawing on insights from …

This paper examines the importance of evaluating discourse in individuals with a
neurogenic language disorder. Discourse analysis is acknowledged as an important tool for …

Background: Pictorial stimuli are a traditional means of discourse elicitation for individuals
with aphasia. The discourse genre produced in response to pictures may be affected by the …

This review examines brain processing of nonliteral expressions that are familiar in form and
meaning to the native speaker, such as idioms, proverbs, swearing, and speech formulas …