2005
Dissociating Linguistic Processes in the Left Inferior Frontal Cortex with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Gough P, Nobre A, Devlin J. Dissociating Linguistic Processes in the Left Inferior Frontal Cortex with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Journal Of Neuroscience 2005, 25: 8010-8016. PMID: 16135758, PMCID: PMC1403818, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2307-05.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft inferior frontal cortexInferior frontal cortexTranscranial magnetic stimulationFrontal cortexIncreased response latenciesAuditory speech processingMagnetic stimulationSounds of wordsSemantic memorySemantic tasksDouble dissociationLinguistic processingWord processingResponse latencyTemporoparietal regionSpeech processingSound patternsWordsCortexCorticocortical connectionsMemoryTaskParticipantsDissociationStimulationLanguage network specializations: An analysis with parallel task designs and functional magnetic resonance imaging
Gitelman D, Nobre A, Sonty S, Parrish T, Mesulam M. Language network specializations: An analysis with parallel task designs and functional magnetic resonance imaging. NeuroImage 2005, 26: 975-985. PMID: 15893473, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2005.03.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior parietal areasTask-specific activationLanguage tasksParietal areasLanguage systemFunctional magnetic resonance imagingCore language regionsMid-temporalInferior frontal cortexAssociated with particular aspectsPhonological tasksOccipito-temporalFrontal cortexLanguage regionsAdvent of functional imagingBrain activityExperimental sessionsLanguageMagnetic resonance imagingSubject groupsFunctional imagingTaskSegregation activityBrainResonance imaging
2002
The Response of Left Temporal Cortex to Sentences
Vandenberghe R, Nobre A, Price C. The Response of Left Temporal Cortex to Sentences. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2002, 14: 550-560. PMID: 12126497, DOI: 10.1162/08989290260045800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft anterior temporal poleAnterior temporal poleTemporal poleScrambled versionSemantic factorsWord orderLeft posterior middle temporal gyrusLeft anterior superior temporal sulcusPosterior middle temporal gyrusLeft anterior temporal cortexAnterior superior temporal sulcusPositron emission tomographyAnterior temporal responseAnterior temporal cortexMiddle temporal gyrusEffects of grammarSuperior temporal sulcusGrammatically correct sentencesRandom sentencesSemantic violationsTemporal gyrusTemporal sulcusTemporal cortexSentence meaningNormal sentences
1998
Modulation of human extrastriate visual processing by selective attention to colours and words.
Nobre A, Allison T, McCarthy G. Modulation of human extrastriate visual processing by selective attention to colours and words. Brain 1998, 121: 1357-1368. PMID: 9679786, DOI: 10.1093/brain/121.7.1357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelective attentionAttention effectsFusiform gyrusHuman extrastriate visual cortexVisual selective attentionFunction of attentionPosterior fusiform gyrusExtrastriate visual cortexWord colorVisual processingNeural processingWord processingExperimental tasksStimulus colorExtrastriate cortexFocal field potentialsDifferential processingTemporal lobeVisual cortexWordsGyrusLong-latency potentialsField potentialsProcessingCortex
1997
The neural system of language: structure and development
Nobre A, Plunkett K. The neural system of language: structure and development. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 1997, 7: 262-268. PMID: 9142757, DOI: 10.1016/s0959-4388(97)80015-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Language-related field potentials in the anterior-medial temporal lobe: I. Intracranial distribution and neural generators
McCarthy G, Nobre A, Bentin S, Spencer D. Language-related field potentials in the anterior-medial temporal lobe: I. Intracranial distribution and neural generators. Journal Of Neuroscience 1995, 15: 1080-1089. PMID: 7869084, PMCID: PMC6577814, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.15-02-01080.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior medial temporal lobeField potentialsTemporal lobeCollateral sulcusNegative field potentialsPositive field potentialsMedial temporal lobeLanguage-related processingAnterior fusiform gyrusSubdural electrodesPeak latencyIntracranial electrodesScalp electrodesFusiform gyrusIntracranial distributionHippocampusLarge negative field potentialNeural generatorsSame latencyAmygdalaSentence-ending wordsSulcusLobeN400 potentialsLanguage-related field potentials in the anterior-medial temporal lobe: II. Effects of word type and semantic priming
Nobre A, McCarthy G. Language-related field potentials in the anterior-medial temporal lobe: II. Effects of word type and semantic priming. Journal Of Neuroscience 1995, 15: 1090-1098. PMID: 7869085, PMCID: PMC6577813, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.15-02-01090.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior medial temporal lobeEvent-related potentialsSemantic primingWord typesScalp event-related potentialsTemporal lobeSentence-ending wordsLanguage-related processingList of wordsAnterior fusiform gyrusMedial temporal lobeIllegal nonwordsLarge negative field potentialTask manipulationsSemantic associatesFusiform gyrusNeural generatorsLanguage processingCollateral sulcusSemantic contentWordsField potentialsGrammatical functionsPrimingIntracranial electrodes