Neural Specialization for Letter Recognition

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to estimate neural activity while subjects viewed strings of consonants, digits, and shapes. An area on or near the left fusiform gyrus was found that responded significantly more to letters than digits. Similar results were obtained when consona...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of cognitive neuroscience 2002-02, Vol.14 (2), p.145-159
Hauptverfasser:	Polk, Thad A., Stallcup, Matthew, Aguirre, Geoffrey K., Alsop, David C., D'Esposito, Mark, Detre, John A., Farah, Martha J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Anatomical correlates of behavior Behavioral psychophysiology Biological and medical sciences Brain Cognition & reasoning Female Functional Laterality - physiology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Neurology NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance Pattern Recognition, Visual - physiology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Reading Temporal Lobe - physiology
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