This study examines the effect of emotional content on the verbal pragmatic aspects of
discourse production in right-brain-damaged (RBD), left-brain-damaged (LBD), and normal …

Verbal pragmatic aspects of discourse production were examined in 16 right brain-damaged
(RBD), 16 left brain-damaged (LBD), and 16 normal control right-handed adults. The …

Although it is common for descriptions of communication ability in people with right
hemisphere brain damage (RHBD) to include discourse deficits that affect pragmatic …

A picture story task was developed to examine expression of emotion via the verbal/lexical
channel. The task elicited discourse with either emotional, visual-spatial, or neutral content …

This study examined the effects of right brain-damage (RBD) on oral discourse production
using a multi-layered discourse processing model. Narrative and procedural discourse …

Background: Right hemisphere brain damage (RHD) can cause challenges with information
gathering. Cognitive processes aid in implicit and explicit information gathering, yet the …

Right hemisphere brain damage (RHD) rarely causes aphasias marked by clear and
widespread failures of comprehension or extreme difficulty producing fluent speech …

Focal brain injury can have detrimental effects on the pragmatics of communication. This
study examined narrative production by unilateral brain damaged people (n= 36) and …

This study examined hemispheric specialization for discourse reports of emotional and
nonemotional experience in 16 right-brain-damaged (RBD), 16 left-brain-damaged (LBD) …

Pragmatic deficits are a key component of the communication disorders related to right
hemisphere brain damage. The deficits are heterogeneous and include expression and …