Effect of Working Memory Load and Typicality on Semantic Processing in Aphasia.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study evaluated the effects of a linguistic characteristic, typicality, and a processing variable, working memory on the abilities of people with aphasia (PWA) and neurologically intact adults to process semantic representations. This was accomplished using a newly developed assessment task, the Category Typicality Test, which was created for the Temple Assessment of Language and Short-Term Memory in Aphasia.

Method

A post hoc quasi-experimental design was used. Participants included 27 PWA and 14 neurologically intact adults who completed the picture and word versions of the Category Typicality Test, which required them to determine if two items are in the same category. Memory load was altered by increasing the number of items to be compared, and the typicalit

SUBMITTER: Obermeyer J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9135015 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature