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Category-specific deficits: Insights from semantic dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 November 2001

Matthew A. Lambon Ralph  and
Peter Garrard
Matthew A. Lambon Ralph
Affiliation:
Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TN, United Kingdommatt.lambon-ralph@bristol.ac.uk www.psychology.psy.bris.ac.uk.psybris
Peter Garrard
Affiliation:
The Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Alexandra House, London WC1N 3AR, United Kingdomp.garrard@ucl.ac.uk www.icn.ucl.ac.uk/
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Abstract

Recent investigations and theorising about category-specific deficits have begun to focus upon patients with progressive brain disease such as semantic dementia and Alzheimer's disease. In this commentary we briefly review what insights have been gained from studying patients of this type. We concentrate on four specific issues: the sensory/functional distinction, correlation between features, neuroanatomical considerations, and confounding factors.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , June 2001 , pp. 485 - 486
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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