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The language of mental images: Characterizing hippocampal contributions to imageable word use during event construction

2020-06-28

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Accumulating evidence suggests that the hippocampus plays a critical role in the creative and flexible use of language. For example, amnesic patients with hippocampal damage produce less coherent and cohesive verbal discourse when constructing narratives about the past, present, and future. A recent study by Hilverman and colleagues (2017) found that amnesic patients with hippocampal damage also use less imageable...

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6a24944b-fe1f-50bc-b4fe-3b015e1959d1
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10.1101/2020.06.28.176131
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