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Hub and Spoke Model of Semantic Knowledge

Posits that the Anterior Temporal Lobe (ATL) acts as a hub that integrates information from different areas. These different areas (spokes) are connected to the ATL and serve various functions.

Evidence for this is shown when people have brain damage to a particular spoke, only knowledge using the corresponding function is affected. In contrast damage to the ATL causes general knowledge deficits.

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Updated 2020-12-01

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