ANOMIA FOR PEOPLES NAMES

Authors
HITTMAIRDELAZER M DENES G SEMENZA C MANTOVAN MC
Citation
M. Hittmairdelazer et al., ANOMIA FOR PEOPLES NAMES, Neuropsychologia, 32(4), 1994, pp. 465-476
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Experimental",Neurosciences,Psychology
Journal title
Neuropsychologia → ACNP
ISSN journal
00283932
Volume
32
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
465 - 476
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3932(1994)32:4<465:AFPN>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
The case of an anomia for people's names is reported. The study of thi s dissociation helps to clarify the difference in processing between p roper and common names. Associated deficits in this and previously des cribed cases provide support for the idea that an inability to retriev e arbitrary relations is the basis of the naming difficulty. This woul d confirm the role of proper names as purely referring expressions.