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Direct linkAmanzio, Martina; Geminiani, Giuliano; Leotta, Daniela; Cappa, Stefano – Brain and Language, 2008
The comprehension of non-literal language was investigated in 20 probable Alzheimer's disease (pAD) patients by comparing their performance to that of 20 matched control subjects. pAD patients were unimpaired in the comprehension of conventional metaphors and idioms. However, their performance was significantly lower in the case of…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Alzheimers Disease, Figurative Language, Patients
Ostberg, Per; Fernaeus, Sven-Erik; Hellstrom, Ake; Bogdanovic, Nenad; Wahlund, Lars Olof – Brain and Language, 2005
We assessed verb fluency vs. noun and letter-based fluency in 199 subjects referred for cognitive complaints including Subjective Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Alzheimer's disease. ANCOVAs and factor analyses identified verb, noun, and letter-based fluency as distinct tasks. Verb fluency performance in Mild Cognitive…
Descriptors: Verbs, Nouns, Alzheimers Disease, Language Impairments
