Assessment of the ability to process semantic and phonological aspects of words in aphasia: A multi‐measurement approachFootnote

This research was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health to Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute (DC 00191‐21, PI: Myrna Schwartz) and to Temple University (DC01924‐11, PI: Nadine Martin). We thank Paula Sobel, Adelyn Brecher, Joe Marin, Jennifer Ayala, Kelly Bowes, Stephanie Tempest, and Lianne DiMarco for their help in collecting and organising the data reported here. We are especially grateful to the people who participated in these studies, and we thank them for their interest and support.

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