Familiarity differentially affects right hemisphere contributions to processing metaphors and literals

The role of the two hemispheres in processing metaphoric language is controversial. While some studies have reported a special role of the right hemisphere (RH) in processing metaphors, others indicate no difference in laterality relative to literal language. Some studies have found a role of the RH...

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Main Authors: Vicky T. Lai, Wessel evan Dam, Lisa L. Conant, Jeffrey R Binder, Rutvik H. Desai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00044/full