TY - JOUR
T1 - Sentence reading
T2 - A functional MRI study at 4 tesla
AU - Bavelier, D.
AU - Corina, D.
AU - Jezzard, P.
AU - Padmanabhan, S.
AU - Clark, V. P.
AU - Karni, A.
AU - Prinster, A.
AU - Braun, A.
AU - Lalwani, A.
AU - Rauschecker, J. P.
AU - Turner, R.
AU - Neville, H.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - In this study, changes in blood oxygenation and volume were monitored while monolingual right-handed subjects read English sentences. Our results confirm the role of the left peri-sylvian cortex in language processing. Interestingly, individual subject analyses reveal a pattern of activation characterized by several small, limited patches rather than a few large, anatomically well-circumscribed centers. Between-subject analyses confirm a lateralized pattern of activation and reveal active classical language areas including Broca's area, Wernicke's area, and the angular gyrus. In addition they point to areas only more recently considered as language-relevant including the anterior portion of the superior temporal sulcus. This area has not been reliably observed in imaging studies of isolated word processing. This raises the hypothesis that activation in this area is dependent on processes specific to sentence reading.
AB - In this study, changes in blood oxygenation and volume were monitored while monolingual right-handed subjects read English sentences. Our results confirm the role of the left peri-sylvian cortex in language processing. Interestingly, individual subject analyses reveal a pattern of activation characterized by several small, limited patches rather than a few large, anatomically well-circumscribed centers. Between-subject analyses confirm a lateralized pattern of activation and reveal active classical language areas including Broca's area, Wernicke's area, and the angular gyrus. In addition they point to areas only more recently considered as language-relevant including the anterior portion of the superior temporal sulcus. This area has not been reliably observed in imaging studies of isolated word processing. This raises the hypothesis that activation in this area is dependent on processes specific to sentence reading.
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U2 - 10.1162/jocn.1997.9.5.664
DO - 10.1162/jocn.1997.9.5.664
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:9844220290
SN - 0898-929X
VL - 9
SP - 664
EP - 686
JO - Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
JF - Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
IS - 5
ER -