Kurczek, Jake and Duff, Melissa (2010) Coherence, cohesion, and declarative memory: Discourse patterns in patients with hippocampal amnesia. [Clinical Aphasiology Paper]
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Abstract
Research on discursive cohesion and coherence has focused on patient groups with diffuse damage and widespread cognitive impairment (e.g.,TBI, dementia). Consequently, attempts to attribute discourse deficits to a particular cognitive domain has proven difficult. The current study capitalizes on a rare patient group with selective and severe anterograde hippocampal amnesia to investigate the contribution of declarative memory to discourse cohesion and coherence across a range of discourse genres. This research contributes to our understanding of the interdependent relationship between language and memory and promises to inform clinical decision making for individuals with complex cognitive-communication disorders following TBI and dementia.
Item Type: | Clinical Aphasiology Paper |
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Additional Information: | USED WITH PERMISSION. |
Depositing User: | Cheryl Brown |
Date Deposited: | 29 Oct 2010 |
Last Modified: | 31 Oct 2016 15:13 |
Conference: | Clinical Aphasiology Conference > Clinical Aphasiology Conference (2010 : 40th : Isle of Palms, SC : May 23-27, 2010) |
URI: | http://aphasiology.pitt.edu/id/eprint/2100 |
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