Naming in aphasia: Interacting effects of form and function |
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Authors: | Peter Whitehouse Alfonso Caramazza Edgar Zurif |
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Institution: | The Johns Hopkins University USA;Boston University USA |
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Abstract: | The naming difficulties of Broca's and anomic aphasics were explored in relation to a recently developed model of the normal mental lexicon which stresses the importance of integrating perceptual and functional information in the act of naming, and equally stresses the inherent vagueness of conceptual categories based on such information. Subjects were shown line drawings of various food containers varying in physical features such as height and width; they were required to select a name for the object from a multiple choice list (cup, bowl, or glass). Prototypical as well as nonprototypical objects were shown. The Broca's aphasics showed relatively normal naming profiles. In contrast, the posterior patients were unable to integrate perceptual and functional information and were insensitive to the fuzzy boundaries between conceptual categories. The results obtained for the posterior patients are interpreted as reflecting an impairment in the underlying conceptual organization of the lexicon rather than retrieval difficulties. |
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Keywords: | Requests for reprints should be sent to Alfonso Caramazza Department of Psychology The Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland 21218 |
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