Phonological Processes and Brain Mechanisms

1 The Neurogenesis of Phonology.- Recent Findings in Neurobiology: Possible Applications to Language.- 2 Subcortical Language Mechanisms: Window on a New Frontier.- Studies of Thalamic Mechanisms.- Studies of Basal Ganglia Mechanisms.- A Theory of Subcortical Language Mechanisms.- Conclusions.- 3 Afferent Motor Aphasia and Conduction Aphasia.- Conduction Aphasia.- Afferent Motor Aphasia.- Afferent Motor Aphasia Versus Conduction Aphasia.- Discussion.- The Contribution of Speech-Production Models.- Conclusion.- 4 Phonological Production Deficits in Aphasia.- Studies of Individual Attempts with Phonological Error(s).- Analyses of Sequences of Phonological Picture Naming Errors.- Phonological Production Deficits in Aphasia: Summary and Conclusions.- 5 Accounts of Oral Reading in Deep Dyslexia.- “I Know It, I Can’t Pronounce It”: A Case Study of the Deep Dyslexic Patient G.R..- Central Issues in Deep Dyslexia.- Theoretical Accounts of Deep Dyslexia.- Conclusions.- Author Index.