Currently, there is debate among scholars regarding how to operationalize and measure
executive functions. These functions generally are referred to as “supervisory” cognitive …

A landmark account of the neurobiological basis of language—arguing that species-specific
brain differences may be at the root of the human capacity for language. Language makes …

In diesem Übersichts-Artikel wird eine Taxonomie exekutiver Funktionen auf der Basis
neuropsychologischer Modelle vorgestellt, an der sich eine klinische Diagnostik orientieren …

Abstract Language processing in context requires more than merely comprehending words
and sentences. Important subprocesses are inferences for bridging successive utterances …

In speech comprehension, the processing of auditory information and linguistic context are
mutually dependent. This functional magnetic resonance imaging study examines how …

Abstract Language comprehension in everyday life requires the continuous integration of
prior discourse context and general world knowledge with the current utterance or sentence …

Neurobiology of Language explores the study of language, a field that has seen tremendous
progress in the last two decades. Key to this progress is the accelerating trend toward …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can seriously disrupt the social and communication skills that
are basic requirements for everyday life. It is the loss of these interpersonal skills that can be …

Joke comprehension deficits in patients with right hemisphere (RH) damage raise the
question of the role of the intact RH in understanding jokes. One suggestion is that semantic …

To build up coherence between sentences (comprehend discourse), we must draw
inferences, ie activate and integrate information that is not actually stated. We used event …