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@article{citeulike:1116972, abstract = {There has been a long-standing debate in the fields of philosophy and cognitive science surrounding the relationship of language to cognition, but the exact nature of this relationship is still unclear (). In the current study, we explored the role of language in one aspect of cognition, namely problem solving, by administering the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) to stroke patients with varying degrees of language impairment (Experiment 1) and to normal participants under conditions of articulatory suppression (Experiment 2). In Experiment 1, there was a significant correlation between performance on the WCST and language measures such as comprehension and naming. Demonstrating the specificity of this result, we also found a significant relationship between language performance and another test of problem solving, the Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices, but no relationship between language and a test of visuospatial functioning. In Experiment 2, normal participants were significantly impaired on the WCST under conditions of articulatory suppression, relative to a baseline condition. Together, these findings suggest that language plays a role in complex problem solving, possibly through covert language processes.}, author = {Baldo, Juliana V. and Dronkers, Nina F. and Wilkins, David and Ludy, Carl and Raskin, Patricia and Kim, Jiye}, citeulike-article-id = {1116972}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2004.06.103}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WC0-4D5JTCM-1/2/5e2a5596074bb970485a56a8c84043f6}, doi = {10.1016/j.bandl.2004.06.103}, journal = {Brain and Language}, month = {March}, number = {3}, pages = {240--250}, posted-at = {2007-03-04 23:02:24}, priority = {4}, title = {Is problem solving dependent on language?}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2004.06.103}, volume = {92}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1116972 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1116972 N2 - There has been a long-standing debate in the fields of philosophy and cognitive science surrounding the relationship of language to cognition, but the exact nature of this relationship is still unclear (). In the current study, we explored the role of language in one aspect of cognition, namely problem solving, by administering the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) to stroke patients with varying degrees of language impairment (Experiment 1) and to normal participants under conditions of articulatory suppression (Experiment 2). In Experiment 1, there was a significant correlation between performance on the WCST and language measures such as comprehension and naming. Demonstrating the specificity of this result, we also found a significant relationship between language performance and another test of problem solving, the Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices, but no relationship between language and a test of visuospatial functioning. In Experiment 2, normal participants were significantly impaired on the WCST under conditions of articulatory suppression, relative to a baseline condition. Together, these findings suggest that language plays a role in complex problem solving, possibly through covert language processes. IS - 3 JF - Brain and Language EP - 250 TI - Is problem solving dependent on language? VL - 92 SP - 240 AU - Baldo, Juliana AU - Dronkers, Nina AU - Wilkins, David AU - Ludy, Carl AU - Raskin, Patricia AU - Kim, Jiye PY - 2005/03// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2004.06.103 ER -