The Structural Connectivity Underpinning Language Aptitude, Working Memory, and IQ in the Perisylvian Language Network

Language Learning

Volumn 62, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2012, Pages 110-130

  Xiang, Huadong ^a   Dediu, Dan ^a   Roberts, Leah ^a,b   Oort, Erik van ^a   Norris, David G ^c   Hagoort, Peter ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLINGUISTICS   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c ERWIN L HAHN INSTITUTE FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING   (Germany)

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EID: 84865277703     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: 14679922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9922.2012.00708.x     Document Type: Article

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