Tag: Neural

  • Recovery of naming and discourse production: a bilingual anomic case study

    Dai, EYL., Kong, APH. Weekes, B. Recovery of naming and discourse production: a bilingual anomic case study. In Aphasiology, 2012, v. 26 n. 6, p. 737-756 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2011.645013 Abstract: Differential language recovery in bilingual speakers with aphasia is of interest for theoretical reasons. One issue concerns the interaction between languages (L1-L2), word class (noun versus verb),…

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  • Is the left IPS necessary for verbal short-term memory? A TMS study

    Kligebiel, k. Hutton, S. Majerus, S. Mazzi, C. Kligebiel, k., Hutton, S., Majerus, S., Mazzi, C., Weekes, B. Is the left IPS necessary for verbal short-term memory? A TMS study. In Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2012, v. 61, p. 115-116 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.10.105 Link to HKU Scholars Hub Abstract: Studies reveal the importance of verbal short-term…

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  • Acquired dyslexia in a transparent orthography: An analysis of acquired disorders of reading in the Slovak language

    Hricová, M. Weekes, B. Hricová, M., Weekes, B. Acquired dyslexia in a transparent orthography: An analysis of acquired disorders of reading in the Slovak language. Behavioural Neurology, 2012, v. 25 n. 3, p. 205-213. DOI: 10.3233/BEN-2012-119005 Link to HKU Scholars Hub Abstract: The first reports of phonological, surface and deep dyslexia come from orthographies containing…

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  • Progressive dyslexia: Evidence from Hungarian and English

    Druks, J Aydelott, J Genethliou, M Jacobs, H Druks, J., Aydelott, J., Genethliou, M., Jacobs, H., & Weekes, B. (2012).Progressive dyslexia: Evidence from Hungarian and English. Behavioural Neurology, 25(3), 185-191.DOI: 10.3233/ben-2012-119003 Link to HKU Scholars Hub Abstract: We report a patient with non-fluent Primary Progressive Aphasia who was premorbidly literate in two alphabetic scripts, Hungarian…

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  • Acquired dyslexia and dysgraphia across scripts

    Professor Weekes, Brendan Stuart Weekes, B. S. (2012). Acquired dyslexia and dysgraphia across scripts. Behavioural Neurology, 25(3), 159-163. doi: 10.3233/ben-2012-119000 Link to HKU Scholars Hub Abstract: Many studies have investigated the cognitive processes used to read and to spell in English. Much of our knowledge about these processes comes from reports of patients with acquired…

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  • Executive and language control in the multilingual brain

    Kong, PH Kong, A. P.-H., Abutalebi, J., Lam, K. S.-Y., & Weekes, B. Executive and language control in the multilingual brain. Behavioural Neurology. 2013 DOI: 10.3233/ben-120331 Link to HKU Scholars Hub Abstract: Neuro imaging studies suggest that the neural network involved in language control may not be specific to bi-/multilingualism but part of a domain…

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