The Neural Development of an Abstract Concept of Number
Cantlon JF, Libertus ME, Pinel P, Dehaene S, Brannon EM, Pelphrey KA. The Neural Development of an Abstract Concept of Number. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2009, 21: 2217-2229. PMID: 19016605, PMCID: PMC2745480, DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2008.21159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain mechanismsYears of lifeFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingInferior frontal cortexCore neural systemsFrontal cortexParietal cortexResonance imagingBrain regionsPrimate neurophysiologyDifferent notation systemsYoung childrenNeural developmentAdultsLiterate adultsCortexChildrenNumerical tasksNeural systemsAbstract conceptsAdditional supportAdult recruitsGreater degreeNumerical representationAction Understanding in the Superior Temporal Sulcus Region
Vander Wyk BC, Hudac CM, Carter EJ, Sobel DM, Pelphrey KA. Action Understanding in the Superior Temporal Sulcus Region. Psychological Science 2009, 20: 771-777. PMID: 19422619, PMCID: PMC2849148, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02359.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttentionBrain MappingChoice BehaviorColor PerceptionConcept FormationDominance, CerebralEmotionsFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIntentionMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMotion PerceptionOxygenPattern Recognition, VisualPersonal Construct TheoryPsychomotor PerformanceSocial PerceptionTemporal LobeYoung AdultConceptsSuperior temporal sulcus regionEmotional expressionSTS regionPosterior superior temporal sulcus regionSulcus regionFunctional magnetic resonancePosterior STSAction understandingBiological motionEmotional contextNegative emotionsNegative regardPositive regardPerson's motionSocial actCongruentParticipantsIntentionEmotionsObjectsCongruencyPerceptionActionActressMagnetic resonance