CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: There is growing concern about understanding how sociodemographic variables may interfere with cognitive functioning, especially with regard to language. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between performance in the Brazilian version of the Montreal-Toulouse language assessment battery (MTL-BR) and education, age and frequency of reading and writing habits (FRWH).DESIGN AND ...
OBJETIVO: Analisar o reconhecimento das figuras do Teste MT Beta-86 modificado, descrever e discutir aspectos metodológicos da adaptação desse instrumento de avaliação da linguagem. MÉTODOS: O estudo foi dividido em duas partes. Na primeira, participaram 61 indivíduos com escolaridade superior a 9 anos. Solicitou-se nomeação de 266 estímulos visuais e verificou-se a concordância da nomeação das figuras entre os...
There is evidence that the explicit lexical-semantic processing deficits which characterize aphasia may be observed in the absence of implicit semantic impairment. The aim of this article was to critically review the international literature on lexical-semantic processing in aphasia, as tested through the semantic priming paradigm. Specifically, this review focused on aphasia and lexical-semantic processing, th...