Hemispheric specialization in prefrontal cortex: Effects of verbalizability, imageability and meaning

Journal of Neurolinguistics

Volumn 16, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 361-382

  Casasanto, Daniel ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Memory process; Neuroimaging; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEFT HEMISPHERE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REVIEW; SEMANTICS; VERBAL MEMORY; VERBALIZATION; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 0037971700     PISSN: 09116044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0911-6044(03)00020-4     Document Type: Article

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