This chapter proposes that a unique mode of semantic processing by the right hemisphere
(RH) underlies many of its contributions to discourse comprehension (reviewed here and in …

There are now numerous observations of subtle right hemisphere (RH) contributions to
language comprehension. It has been suggested that these contributions reflect coarse …

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

Comprehension of natural language–stories, conversations, text–is very simple for those
doing the comprehending and very complex for cognitive neuroscientists. It also presents a …

Although the term 'nonverbal'is often applied to the right cerebral hemisphere (RH), a
growing body of work indicates that the RH can comprehend language and, indeed, that it …

The present study used the signal detection theory to test the hypothesis that the right
hemisphere (RH) is more sensitive than the left hemisphere (LH) to the distant semantic …

Behavioral studies have consistently reported striking differences in the impact of sentence-
level information on the processing of words presented in the right (RVF) versus the left …

Language depends on a normally functioning left hemisphere. This central fact of human
cerebral dominance was well established by 19th century aphasiologists and has been …

We examined the brain areas involved in discourse processing by using functional MRI in
10 individuals as they read paragraphs, with or without a title, word by word for …

Neuroimaging studies have shown that the left inferior frontal gyrus (LIFG) plays a critical
role in semantic and syntactic aspects of speech comprehension. It appears to be recruited …