Cortex
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 217-235 , February 2011

Phonological–lexical activation: A lexical component or an output buffer? Evidence from aphasic errors

  • Cristina Romani

      Affiliations

    • Aston University, Birmingham, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET, England, UK.
    • ,
  • Claudia Galluzzi

      Affiliations

    • University of Birmingham, UK
    • ,
  • Andrew Olson

      Affiliations

    • Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy

Received 1 July 2008 ,Revised 19 January 2009 ,Accepted 29 October 2009.

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