Neuropsychology of Lexical Ambiguity Resolution: The Contribution of Divided Visual Field Studies
Curt Burgess, University of Rochester
Greg B. Simpson, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Publisher Summary
This chapter proposes a tentative model of lexical ambiguity resolution that integrates the different lexical access patterns of the two cerebral hemispheres, and discusses this model in the context of the current understanding of lexical access and contextual constraints. It describes the divided visual field method, suggesting a frequency-coded multiple access model of lexical retrieval. The chapter also discusses the role of the left and right cerebral hemispheres in the access of ambiguous word meanings. The single ...
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