Proper name anomia after left temporal lobectomy: A patient study

A patient with a selective deficit in retrieving proper names after left te mporal lobectomy is reported. He showed proper name anomia in conversation, in response to photographs, and in verbal descriptions, despite being able to provide semantic information about the people he was unable to name. Th is report provides evidence that the rostral part of the left temporal lobe plays a crucial role in processing proper names without involvement of oth er verbal functions.