The goal of the proposed studies is to investigate the """"""""Trace Deletion Hypothesis"""""""" (TDH), a proposal made by Yosef Grodzinsky concerning the functional localization of one aspect of syntactic processing. The proposed research will investigate this hypothesis by testing Broca's aphasics and fluent aphasics on a series of tasks that identify off-line and on-line disorders affecting co-indexation. The position of the investigators is that this study will provide definitive evidence that the TDH is incorrect and that a more complex model of the functional neuroanatomy of syntactic processing is needed.
| Caplan, David (2006) Aphasic deficits in syntactic processing. Cortex 42:797-804 |
| Guerry, Michele; Gimenes, Manuel; Caplan, David et al. (2006) How long does it take to find a cause? An online investigation of implicit causality in sentence production. Q J Exp Psychol (Colchester) 59:1535-55 |
| Caplan, David; DeDe, Gayle; Brownell, Hiram (2006) Effects of syntactic features on sentence-picture matching in Broca's aphasics: a reply to Drai and Grodzinksy (2005). Brain Lang 96:129-34; discussion 157-70 |
| Rigalleau, Francois; Caplan, David; Baudiffier, Vanessa (2004) New arguments in favour of an automatic gender pronominal process. Q J Exp Psychol A 57:893-933 |
