Converging functional magnetic resonance imaging evidence for a role of the left inferior frontal lobe in semantic retention during language comprehension

Cognitive Neuropsychology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 685-704

  Hamilton, A Cris ^a   Martin, Randi C ^a   Burton, Philip C ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fmri; Language comprehension; Left inferior frontal gyrus; Semantic short term memory

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; JUDGMENT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OXYGEN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEMANTICS; SERIAL LEARNING; VERBAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954822962     PISSN: 02643294     EISSN: 14640627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02643291003665688     Document Type: Article

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