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Double meanings for reading

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  • Alexander P Leff

  • Matthew A Lambon Ralph

  • August 18, 2025

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    Reading and writing are essential language activities, especially for individuals with aphasia and alexia.

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    Staples et al. investigate reading impairments and lesion correlates after dominant hemisphere middle cerebral artery stroke.

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    Semantics plays a crucial role in reading impairments, particularly in patients with aphasia and alexia.

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    People with aphasia rely more on intact semantics to support reading than control subjects, especially for high imageability words.

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    Clinical rehabilitation should leverage preserved semantic representations to enhance reading in patients with phonological impairments.

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Double meanings for reading

  • by Alexander P Leff, Matthew A Lambon Ralph

  • August 18, 2025

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