A further study of language function in callosal agenesis.
A subset of the tests of language ability administered by M. Dennis (1981, Brain and Language, 12, 33-53) was given to two adult acallosal patients. One of the patients studied showed widespread language deficits not restricted to the syntactic-pragmatic core as in Dennis' patient. The other showed a very specific deficit which does not encompass syntactic-pragmatic skills. The data does not support the view that the corpus callosum is necessary for the normal development of specific language functions.
Jeeves
M A
MA
Department of Psychology, University of St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Temple
C M
CM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D061085:Agenesis of Corpus Callosum; D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000503:physiopathology; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007807:Language Tests; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall / Q000502:physiology; D010700:Phonetics; D012660:Semantics; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000502:physiology; D014706:Verbal Learning / Q000502:physiology