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Anomia - Theoretical and Clinical Aspects

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This important book provides a broad, integrated overview of current research on word-finding deficit, anomia, the most common symptom of language dysfunction occurring after brain damage. Besides its clinical importance, anomia gives a fascinating view on the inner workings of language in the brain.

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Introduction 1. Cognitive models of lexical retrieval 2. Major forms of anomia 3. Neural basis of naming 4. Clinical assessment of anomia 5. Therapeutic approaches to word-finding difficulties 6. Conclusions and future directions


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Matti Laine is Professor of Psychology at the Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland. With a background in clinical neuropsychology, he has conducted research on both normal and deficient language processing and their neural correlates over several decades.
Nadine Martin has a background in speech and language pathology and cognitive psychology and is certified by the American Speech, Language & Hearing Association. She is a Laura H. Carnell Professor of communication sciences and disorders at Temple University, Philadelphia, United States. Her research in both the theoretical and clinical aspects of word retrieval and verbal short-term memory has been supported by the National Institutes of Health for the past three decades.


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This important book provides a broad, integrated overview of current research on word-finding deficit, anomia, the most common symptom of language dysfunction occurring after brain damage. Besides its clinical importance, anomia gives a fascinating view on the inner workings of language in the brain.

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