Semantic Processing in Bilingual Aphasia: Evidence of Language Dependency.

ABSTRACT: Individuals with aphasia frequently show lexical retrieval deficits due to increased interference of semantically related competitors, a phenomenon that can be observed in tasks such as naming pictures grouped by semantic category. These deficits are explained in terms of impaired semantic control, a set of abilities that are to some extent dependent upon executive control (EC). However, the extent to which semantic control abilities can be affected in a second and non-dominant language has not been extensively explored. Additionally, findings in healthy individuals are inconclusive regarding the degree to which semantic processing is shared between languages. In this study, we explored the effect of brain damage on semantic processing by comparing the performance of bilingual individuals

SUBMITTER: Calabria M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6587373 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature