Impaired Verbal Associative Learning

Synonyms

Impaired verbal conjunctive learning; Impaired verbal relational learning

Definition

Impaired verbal associative learning is a compound term referring to disturbances in a learning process whereby conjunctions are formed between co-occurring linguistic entities, ranging from the phonemic, through lexical, to propositional levels of language. An impairment is disturbance that is attributable to disease or injury in an organ system, in this context the brain. Verbal association falls under the general class of associative learningprocesses that involve the formation of conjunctions between percepts, behaviors, and concepts. At its simplest level, association approximates the idea of perceptual binding, in which fundamental sensory and perceptual attributes of an object are linked to form a unified representation. At a more complex level, preestablished representations such as words, objects, concepts, propositions, personally experienced events, and dimensions such as time and...