Is Sentence Ambiguity Comprehension Affected After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury? Results Suggest Cognitive Control is More Important Than Diagnosis.

Authors

Sarah E. Key-DeLyria, Portland State UniversityFollow
Yvonne Rogalski, Ithaca College
Todd E. Bodner, Portland State UniversityFollow
Amanda Weichselbaum, Portland State University

Published In

International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders

Document Type

Citation

Publication Date

5-25-2022

Abstract

Individuals with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) may experience chronic cognitive-linguistic impairments that are difficult to evaluate with existing measures. Garden path sentences are linguistically complex sentences that lead readers down a path to an incorrect interpretation. Previous research indicates many individuals, with or without mTBI, may have difficulty fully resolving the ambiguity of garden path sentences, a skill which may require cognitive control. Evidence suggests cognitive control can be impacted by mTBI. Thus, impairments in cognitive control are expected to correlate with interpreting ambiguous sentences.

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© 2022 Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.

Locate the Document

https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12734

DOI

10.1111/1460-6984.12734

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/37810

Citation Details

Key‐DeLyria, S. E., Rogalski, Y., Bodner, T., & Weichselbaum, A. (2022). Is sentence ambiguity comprehension affected after mild traumatic brain injury? Results suggest cognitive control is more important than diagnosis. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders.