Combined functional and causal connectivity analyses of language networks in children: A feasibility study

Brain and Language

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-29

  Wilke, Marko ^a   Lidzba, Karen ^a   Krägeloh Mann, Ingeborg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Causal connectivity; Data analysis framework; fMRI; Functional connectivity; Granger causality; Language networks

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NORMAL HUMAN; STORYTELLING;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE TESTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVE NET; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEMANTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 57249089017     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: 10902155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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