Comprehension - Research News and Information

Thursday, November 20, 2008

The human thalamus processes syntactic and semantic language violations.

7 Sep 2008 Numerous linguistic operations have been assigned to cortical brain areas, but the contributions of subcortical structures to human language processing are still being discussed. Using simultaneous EEG recordings directly from deep brain structures ... Read more...

Majority of emergency patients don't understand discharge instructions.

30 Aug 2008 ED managers, responding to a study that showed more than 75% of patients do not understand their discharge instructions, list several options for improving communications. They include: Have several providers discuss with the patient their ... Read more...

Exploring cognitive effects of self reported mild stroke in older adults: selective but robust effects on story memory.

28 Aug 2008 Relatively little systematic information is available regarding patterns of cognitive effects of mild stroke in older adults. We explored this problem with a series of two independent samples from the Victoria Longitudinal Study data archives. In ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Comprehension'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Re: The efficacy of written screening tools in an inner city hospital: literacy based limitations on patient access to appropriate care T. V. Johnson, M. Goodman and V. A. Master J Urol 2007; 178: 623-629. 27 Sep 2008
• The human thalamus processes syntactic and semantic language violations. 7 Sep 2008
• Parent of origin in multiple sclerosis: understanding inheritance in complex neurologic diseases. 5 Sep 2008
• Majority of emergency patients don't understand discharge instructions. 30 Aug 2008
• Exploring cognitive effects of self reported mild stroke in older adults: selective but robust effects on story memory. 28 Aug 2008
• An introduction to reading and appraising qualitative research. 3 Aug 2008
• Bilateral speech comprehension reflects differential sensitivity to spectral and temporal features. 2 Aug 2008
• Clinical implications of numeracy: theory and practice. 29 Jul 2008
• Event-related potential correlates of negation in a sentence-picture verification paradigm. 28 Jul 2008
• Cortical differentiation for nouns and verbs depends on grammatical markers. 28 Jul 2008
• Consumer-friendly EOBs from health plans? Not likely. 28 Jul 2008
• Understanding the pathophysiology of postpartum depression: implications for the development of novel treatments. 27 Jul 2008
• fMRI evidence for the effect of verbal complexity on lateralisation of the neural response associated with decoding prosodic emotion. 12 Jul 2008
• Processing pronouns without antecedents: evidence from event-related brain potentials. 27 Jun 2008
• Unintended consequences. 27 Jun 2008
• Provider and policy response to reverse the consequences of low health literacy. 27 Jun 2008
• [Do patients understand special terms in the product information?] 22 Jun 2008
• Understanding and retention of the informed consent process among parents in rural northern Ghana. 15 Jun 2008
• Processing events: behavioral and neuromagnetic correlates of Aspectual Coercion. 13 Jun 2008
• The interplay between semantic and referential aspects of anaphoric noun phrase resolution: Evidence from ERPs. 12 Jun 2008

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Technical information about 'Comprehension'

Definition: The act or fact of grasping the meaning, nature, or importance of; understanding. (American Heritage Dictionary, 4th ed) Includes understanding by a patient or research subject of information disclosed orally or in writing.

Descriptor UI: D032882

Alternative terms: Comprehension; Understanding; Readability;

Related Mesh Headings: Mental Recall; Mental Competency;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug effects; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;

Tree Number: F02.463.188.357;

History Note: 2003; use COGNITION 1993-2002